VLCC Tankers — Vessel List and Fleet Inventory

What this tanker class means

Very Large Crude Carriers are long-haul crude tankers. TankerMap applies a reproducible lower boundary of 200,000 DWT; commercial references often describe typical VLCCs as roughly 200,000–320,000 DWT.

Typical trades and constraints

VLCCs commonly serve Persian Gulf–Asia and Atlantic Basin–Asia trades. Their draft and dimensions limit terminal access, so offshore loading, deep-water berths and lightering can be important.

How to interpret the live fleet

A VLCC can carry roughly two million barrels, but DWT is total carrying capacity and does not prove the actual cargo volume on a specific voyage. Tanker classes and DWT guide.