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    Bitumen carriers are specialized oil tankers used to transport bitumen, a thick, black substance derived from crude oil. Bitumen is solid or semi-solid depending on its temperature. Bitumen carriers have specially designed cargo tanks with heating coils and insulation to keep the bitumen warm enough to remain liquid during transport. They also have separate pumping and piping systems to handle bitumen cargo and ballast water.

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    Bitumen carriers are specialized oil tankers used to transport bitumen, a thick, black substance derived from crude oil. Bitumen is solid or semi-solid depending on its temperature. Bitumen carriers have specially designed cargo tanks with heating coils and insulation to keep the bitumen warm enough to remain liquid during transport. They also have separate pumping and piping systems to handle bitumen cargo and ballast water.

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    Indian Maritime University

    BNA 023 CARGO HANDLING & STOWAGE


    Block no. 1 Cargo handling and Care
    Unit No. 1 Cargo pumps and Piping Systems
    A basic introduction to Oil Tankers

    Oil Tankers can be further divided into three types:

    • Ore/ Oil Carriers


    • Ore/Bulk/ Oil Carriers
    • Bitumen Carriers

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    IMU DNS BNA 023

    Cargo handling, Stowage


    Block 1 Unit No. 1
    Bitumen Carriers

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    Bitumen Carriers

    •Bitumen can be described as a black to dark brown


    substance.

    •It can be solid, semi-solid or a viscous liquid according to


    temperature.

    •It is derived from certain types of crude oil.

    •It is generally classified according to its penetration


    number.

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    Bitumen Carriers

    •Bitumen is used in the manufacture of asphalt and several


    other similar products.

    •It is transported in bulk by sea.

    •On land it is transported by special rail cars, which are


    equipped to handle it.

    •In some case it is blocked and shipped as a solid.

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    Bitumen Carriers

    •Bitumen ships are specially built to handle this product


    at high temperatures.

    •The ships are equipped with wing tanks and double


    bottom to isolate the cargo tanks from the shell.

    •The heating coils are rather more elaborate than in normal


    ships.

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    Bitumen Carriers
    •In addition to the coils covering the bottom of the tanks

    •Additional mattresses or layers of coils are provided at


    different levels in the tanks.

    •Piping and pumps in the pump room as well as on deck are


    provided with lagging.

    •The deck lines are often provided with a steam trace in


    addition to this.

    •Most grades of bitumen are handled at temperatures that


    exceed 125C. Below this temperature they become hard to
    handle.
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    Bitumen Carriers
    •This type of vessel is generally equipped with two pumping
    systems, which are segregated from each other.

    •The bitumen cargo system is served by one system, which


    is used for nothing else while the vessel is in the bitumen
    trade.

    •The wing tanks and double bottoms are served by the


    other system which handles the ballast while the vessel is in
    this trade

    •It can also be used to handle cargo should the vessel carry
    any cargo other than bitumen.
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    Bitumen carrier

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