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Edible oil tanker

marine

A tanker designed for the carriage of edible oils for food industry. The STAR BONAIRE is a sea/river tanker suitable for the carriage of all kind of edible oils. The cargo tank section features a total number of 14 stainless cylindrical cargo tanks, all vertically mounted. To use the hold volume optimally the tanks are of three different diameters, viz. 9.60m, 4.65m and 3.80m. All tanks have a height of 7m and are supported by flexible elements. When all tanks are filled up to 95%, 2500t of edible oils can be carried.