At present, all the' VLCC's that have been put into use in China are 300,000 tons, and the first domestic' VLCC' should belong to the first 300,000-ton supertanker' MTCOSGREAT LAKE' used by Dalian Ocean Shipping Company. (Note: There are dozens of 300,000 dwt tankers in China.
The super tanker "Yuandahu" has a total length of 333 meters, a width of 60 meters, a depth of 29.3 meters and a height of 7 1.2 meters, which is equivalent to a 24-story building with a height of 2.6 meters and a weight of 4065 1 ton. The total capacity of the engine room is equivalent to loading 2 million barrels of crude oil. Service speed 15.9 knots, endurance over 20000 nautical miles. Its automatic navigation system can realize one-person driving operation and unmanned engine room, and can resist 9-level strong wind under no-load condition.
The "Yuandahu" supertanker was built by Nantong COSCO Kawasaki Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. and put into use on February 20, 2002.
The largest ship under construction in China should be built by Guangzhou CSSC Longxue Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and four 308,000-ton "VLCC" ships belong to China Shipping (Group) Corporation.