This was all the more the case since in the early years of the rapid increase in tanker sizes there was no shortage of experts to suggest that the current largest ships just about represented the limit in deadweight that it was possible to build.
Le nto yayinto eyathi ukususela kwiminyaka engaphambili yokunyuka kwimilinganiselo yeenqanawa zokuthutha ipetroyile ekhawulezayo kwakungekho kungashoti abaziyo ukucebisa ukuba iinqanawa ezikhoyo ezona zinkulu zazimele umlinganiselo kubunzima bomthwolo wenqanawa eyayiza kwakhiwa.