Nation's largest oil tanker set to sail

The most sophisticated supertanker ever designed and built by a Chinese shipyard, Xin Pu Yang, is about to start its maiden voyage from Guangzhou later this month, media reports said.

The ship is believed to be the largest oil tanker in the world, three times the size of an aircraft carrier.

The maiden voyage marks a milestone that "the tonnage of China's oil tanks finally breaks through 300,000 tons", the China National Radio said.