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AAffrraammaaxx  is  a  medium-­‐sized  crude  tanker  with  a  dead  weight  tonnage  (DWT)  ranging  between  80,000  and  120,000.  Thetanker  derives  its  name  from  AAFFRRAA  which  stands  for  AAvveerraaggee    FFrreeiigghhtt    RRaattee    AAsssseessssmmeenntt.. AAFFRRAA  system  was  created  in1954  by  Shell  Oil    to  standardise  contract  terms.

Though  rela8vely  smaller  than  VVeerryy    LLaarrggee    CCrruuddee    CCoonnttaaiinneerrss    ((VVLLCCCC))  and  the  UUllttrraa    LLaarrggee    CCrruuddee    CCoonnttaaiinneerrss    ((UULLCCCC)),,the  tanker  has  a  cargo  carrying  capacity  between  70,000  and  100,000  metric  tonnes.  The  average  cargo  carrying  capacityof  AAffrraammaaxx  is  approximately  750,000  barrels.

Due  to  their  favorable  size,    AAffrraammaaxx    tankers  can  serve  most  ports  in  the  world.  These  vessels  serve  regions  which  do  nothave  very  large  ports  or  offshore  oil  terminals  to  accommodate  very  large  crude  carriers  and  ultra  large  crude  carriers.AAffrraammaaxx  tankers  are  just  perfect  for  short  to  medium  haul  crude  oil  transporta8on.

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AAffrraammaaxx    tankers  are  extensively  used  in  areas  of  lower  crude  oil  produc8on  such  as  in  Non-­‐OPEC  countries  which  lacklarge  harbors  and  canals  to  accommodate  VVLLCCCC  and  UULLCCCC  class  of  tankers.  Their  main  areas  of  opera8ons  include  SouthAmerican  oil  cargo  exports  to  the  US  Gulf  region  through  the  Caribbean,  North  African  exports  to  Southern  Europethrough  Mediterranean,  exports  from  former  Soviet  Union  Republics  to  Northern  Europe  through  the  Black  Sea  and  theNorth  Sea,  and  South  East  Asian  exports  to  the  Far  East.  As  AAffrraammaaxx  vessels  are  mainly  used  in  transpor8ng  crude  oil,they  are  some8mes  called  ‘dirty  tankers’.

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Teekay  Corpora8on  of  Canada  operates  a  total  of  67  AAffrraammaaxx  ships,  which  makes  it  the  owner  of  the  largest  fleet  ofAAffrraammaaxx  tankers  in  the  world.

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