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The TI Class of supertankers are currently the four largest ships in the world (by displacement, deadweight tonnage ≈ cargo mass, and gross tonnage, a formula value based on internal volume, not mass). The class comprises the ships ''TI Africa'', ''TI Asia'', ''TI Europe'' and ''TI Oceania'', where the "TI" refers to the VLCC Tanker Pool operator Tankers International L.L.C. The class were the first ULCCs (ultra-large crude carriers) to be built in 25 years.〔 Compared to the TI Class, the Maersk Triple E class container ships are longer and have a higher cargo volume, including above deck containers. The previous largest ship, the supertanker ''Seawise Giant'', was scrapped in 2010. ==History== All four oil tankers were constructed for shipping company Hellespont by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Okpo, South Korea in 2002/3. The class was originally named ''Hellespont Alhambra'', ''Hellespont Fairfax'', ''Hellespont Metropolis'' and ''Hellespont Tara''. In 2004 the class was jointly purchased. Euronav NV, a Belgian shipowner, purchased ''Hellespont Fairfax'' and ''Hellespont Tara'', renaming them ''TI Oceania'' and ''TI Europe'' respectively flagged for Belgium.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aukevisser.nl/supertankers/id137.htm )〕 Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) purchased ''Hellespont Alhambra'' and ''Hellespont Metropolis'' and renamed them ''TI Asia'' and ''TI Africa'' respectively flagged Belgium.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.euronav.com/page.aspx?id=327 )〕 ''Hellespont Fairfax'' was the subject of The Discovery Channel's television show ''Superships'', episode "Launching a Leviathan—''Hellespont Fairfax''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TI-class supertanker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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