Globtik Tokyo
oil tanker
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Globtik Tokyo
- IMO number
- 7229942
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- oil tanker
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 378.9 m
- Beam
- 62.1 m
- Year built
- 1973
- Builder
- IHI Corporation
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Globtik Tokyo
Globtik Tokyo was one of three oil tankers in its class. At the time her keel was laid in 1972 she was the largest supertanker in the world at 378.85 metres (1,242 ft 11 in) and 483,684 tons deadweight (DWT). She held that distinction until 1973 when her sister ship, Globtik London, was launched. Identical in size Globtik London was larger by 276 DWT. Both ships had a hold capacity of 580,000,000 litres (3,600,000 bbl). Owned by Globtik Tankers, London they were built by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries in Kure, Japan, now known as IHI Corporation. Both ships have been retired from service and broken up for scrap, Globtik London in 1985 and Globtik Tokyo in 1986. The third and largest ship in this class was the 484,276 DWT Nissei Maru, owned by Tokyo Tankers built in 1975 and scrapped in 2003.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Globtik Tokyo now?
- Globtik Tokyo has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Globtik Tokyo?
- Globtik Tokyo is a oil tanker, built in 1973 by IHI Corporation. The vessel is 378.9 m long with a beam of 62.1 m.
- Has Globtik Tokyo been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Globtik Tokyo appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).