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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a merchant vessel designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and gas carrier. Tankers also carry commodities such as vegetable oils, molasses and wine. Tankers can range in size of capacity from several hundred tons, which includes vessels for servicing small harbours and coastal settlements, to several hundred thousand tons, for long-range haulage. | |||
A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a merchant vessel designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and gas carrier. Tankers also carry commodities such as vegetable oils, molasses and wine. Tankers can range in size of capacity from several hundred tons, which includes vessels for servicing small harbours and coastal settlements, to several hundred thousand tons, for long-range haulage. | |||
==MSP Challenge== | ==MSP Challenge== | ||
Tanker Intensity is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer showing a 'heat map' of tanker shipping. The shipping simulation considers both international tanker shipping in and out of the entire North Sea region, as well as short sea shipping within the | |||
Tanker Intensity is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer showing a 'heat map' of tanker shipping. The shipping simulation considers both international tanker shipping in and out of the entire North Sea region, as well as short sea shipping within the sea region. | |||
The shipping simulation follows this logic: | The shipping simulation follows this logic: | ||
* Month by month, [[Tanker Intensity|tanker]], [[Cargo Intensity|cargo]], [[Passenger Intensity|passenger]] and [[Ferry Intensity|ferry]] ships want to go from specific ports to specific ports, within as well as in and out of the | * Month by month, [[Tanker Intensity|tanker]], [[Cargo Intensity|cargo]], [[Passenger Intensity|passenger]] and [[Ferry Intensity|ferry]] ships want to go from specific ports to specific ports, within as well as in and out of the sea region. | ||
* These ships find a safe yet short route for their travels. Ideally they move in a straight line. To ensure the route is safe, they will opt for deeper waters and designated [[Shipping Routes|shipping lanes]] applicable to their type. | * These ships find a safe yet short route for their travels. Ideally they move in a straight line. To ensure the route is safe, they will opt for deeper waters and designated [[Shipping Routes|shipping lanes]] applicable to their type. | ||
* More ships following the same route means a higher intensity of ships that month, and thus redder lines on the intensity 'heat map' layers. | * More ships following the same route means a higher intensity of ships that month, and thus redder lines on the intensity 'heat map' layers. | ||
Return to [[Categories and Layers#tab=Shipping|shipping]]. | |||
=North Sea= | =North Sea= | ||
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==Metadata== | ==Metadata== | ||
Not applicable. | |||
This layer is computer generated by our Shipping Model. | |||
[https://community.mspchallenge.info/wiki/Models_in_the_platform More info]. | |||
=Baltic Sea= | =Baltic Sea= | ||
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==Metadata== | ==Metadata== | ||
Not applicable. | |||
This layer is | This layer is computer generated by our Shipping Model. | ||
[https://community.mspchallenge.info/wiki/Models_in_the_platform More info]. | |||
=Clyde Marine Region= | =Clyde Marine Region= | ||
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==Metadata== | ==Metadata== | ||
Not applicable. | |||
This layer is computer generated by our Shipping Model. | |||
[https://community.mspchallenge.info/wiki/Models_in_the_platform More info]. | |||
=Adriatic Sea= | =Adriatic Sea= | ||
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==Metadata== | ==Metadata== | ||
Not applicable. | |||
This layer is computer generated by our Shipping Model. | |||
[https://community.mspchallenge.info/wiki/Models_in_the_platform More info]. | |||
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Revision as of 11:19, 10 May 2022
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