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Different Vessel sizes:
The "Capesize" is
the largest class of bulkship that can carry any type of cargo, such as iron ore and coal in main. They are called "Capesize" ships as they cannot pass through the Panama Canal and have to go around the Cape of Good Hope to sail between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Panamax is the term given
to ships specifically designed to travel through the original dimensions of the Panama Canal and the smallest of its locks. The width of those locks is 110 feet, the length 1,050 feet and the draft in tropical freshwater of 41.2 feet.
Supramax Cargo Vessels are
a class of bulk cargo carriers that are used for the transport of unpacked and loose goods such as ores, cement, grains, steel pipes etc. Although they are considered to be one of the smallest bulk cargo carriers in service, they remain extremely popular
Handysize is a
naval architecture term for smaller bulk carriers or oil tanker with deadweight of up to 50,000 tonnes, although there is no official definition in terms of exact tonnages. .They are numerically the most common size of bulk carrier, with nearly 2000 units in service totalling about 43 million tons.
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