TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

CRUDE CARRIER [3 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
CONT

Before World War II only 20 per cent of the ocean traffic in petroleum was in crude oil; today 80 per cent is crude oil. The larger size of tanker is the crude oil carrier and these are known as VLCC - very large crude carriers and ULCC - ultra large crude carriers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
CONT

Pétroliers de brut. Dans les pétroliers transportant du pétrole brut, on peut distinguer les pétroliers, et les superpétroliers [...] Ceux-ci sont les très grands navires, qui se sont développés après la fermeture du canal de Suez [...]

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A supertanker whose capacity is larger than 100,000 but less than 500,000 dwt.

CONT

The larger size of tanker is the crude oil tanker and these are known as VLCC - very large crude carriers and ULCC - ultra large crude carriers.

CONT

Any greater than 100,000 tons but less than 200,000 is a LCC, those between 200,000 and 400,000 are VLCC's ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Très grand transporteur de brut, pétrolier, ayant plus de 200 000 tonnes de port en lourd.

CONT

[...] un très grand transporteur de brut, jaugeant 280 000 tonnes par exemple [...]

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A supertanker whose capacity is 500,000 dwt [deadweight tons] or larger.

CONT

The larger size of tanker is the crude oil carrier and these are known as VLCC - very large crude carriers and ULCC - ultra large crude carriers.

CONT

... Ultra Large Crude Carrier. ... those over 400,000 [tons] are ULCC's.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Hyperpétrolier, de plus de 400 000 t.

OBS

ultragros transporteur de brut : par analogie avec «très gros transporteur de brut».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de petróleo y gas natural
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
Save record 3

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: