Even now the tankers used for the carriage of oil are almost without exception large ships, with the 200,000 ton to 250,000 ton tankers the preferred types for the transoceanic transport of oil.
Kanti nangoku iitanki ezisetyenziswa ukuthwala i-oyile azichasananga neenqanawa ezinkulu, ezinamakhulu amabini amawaka eetoni ukuya kumakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu amawaka eetoni zeetanki eziluhlobo olukhethekileyo lothutho lwe-oyile laphesheya.