Coastal tanker

A coastal tanker is a small tanker, typically below about 20,000 dwt, that moves oil products or chemicals on short-sea and cabotage routes between regional ports. The shallow draft, often under 10 meters, lets it reach small terminals, river berths, and island depots that an MR or larger tanker cannot enter. Coastal tankers feed product from a hub import terminal to secondary ports, supply island and remote communities, and shuttle crude or fuel oil over short legs. They sit at the bottom of the tanker size ladder, below the MR product class, and many are coated to carry clean products.