Oil tankers are some of the most economically important naval vessels operating today, and they've been around for a long time. The first oil tanker was the Zoroaster, which was built all the way back ...

China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) is working on China's first smart crude oil carrier - a special project named "smart ship 1.0 R&D - which will incorporate technology to help the captain ...

A spike in freight rates for tankers hauling oil has prompted a wave of vessels to join the lucrative trade, with dozens of ...

Sept 3 (Reuters) - A Venezuela-owned tanker loaded with about 2 million barrels of oil has set sail in its first international voyage since the United States imposed sanctions on state-run PDVSA, ...