At the time her keel was laid in 1972 she was the largest supertanker in the world at 378.85 meters (1242 feet)and 483684 tonnes (dwt).

Now the larger giant supertankers bring their oil to the deep water terminal at Finnart, on the western fjord coast, and a new pipeline carries it to Grangemouth.

This included the construction of a large graving dock to allow for the construction of large supertankers up to 1200 feet in length and 265,000 gross tons in size.

Shortly after, he inherited his father's fleet of 30 ships, including the world's five largest supertankers.

In 1955 Vickers Armstrongs Shipbuilders Ltd launched for Stavros Niarchos what was then the World's largest supertanker.

On May 14th, 1988, the large supertanker Seawise Giant, whilst carrying crude Iranian oil, was sunk by anti-ship missiles off the coast of Larak Island.

This was designed to accommodate the largest supertankers sailing directly from the Middle East.

The world's largest supertanker was built in 1979 at the Oppama shipyard by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. as the Seawise Giant.

Loading arms service vessels in a wide range of sizes, from small river barges to the largest supertankers.

It is currently the largest supertanker in China with a total water displacement of 350 thousand tons.