“Petroleum Shipping Industry, Vol 2: Practices and Operations“, by Michael D. Tusiani. Published by PennWell Books, 1996.

This book give an expert overview of all aspects of today’s petroleum shipping industry. Volume II: Practices and Operations, covers all the aspects of vessel operation and other matters that are common to all vessel types.

• Oil: an introduction to shipping
• Why tanker owners?
• Pre-Onassis era
• Onassis era
• Post-Onassis era: Creating and dealing with the surplus
• Refinery operation
• Tanker demand
• Tanker design and employment patterns
• Forecasting tanker rates
• Oil pollution liability
• LPG carriers
• LNG carriers