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    Vessel Size Groups Major Ship Size Groups Include:: Handy and Handymax

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    The document discusses major ship size groups for dry bulk carriers and oil tankers. It describes six groups: Handy and Handymax (less than 60,000 dwt, well suited for small ports), Panamax (maximum size for Panama Canal at 275m length, 65,000 dwt, carry coal and grains), Aframax (75,000-115,000 dwt, optimal for short-medium crude transportation), Suezmax (evolved size limit for Suez Canal now at 150,000 dwt), VLCC (very large crude carriers from 150,000-320,000 dwt, used in ports with depth limitations), and ULCC (ultra large crude carriers from 300,000-550

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    The document discusses major ship size groups for dry bulk carriers and oil tankers. It describes six groups: Handy and Handymax (less than 60,000 dwt, well suited for small ports), Panamax (maximum size for Panama Canal at 275m length, 65,000 dwt, carry coal and grains), Aframax (75,000-115,000 dwt, optimal for short-medium crude transportation), Suezmax (evolved size limit for Suez Canal now at 150,000 dwt), VLCC (very large crude carriers from 150,000-320,000 dwt, used in ports with depth limitations), and ULCC (ultra large crude carriers from 300,000-550

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    The document discusses major ship size groups for dry bulk carriers and oil tankers. It describes six groups: Handy and Handymax (less than 60,000 dwt, well suited for small ports), Panamax (maximum size for Panama Canal at 275m length, 65,000 dwt, carry coal and grains), Aframax (75,000-115,000 dwt, optimal for short-medium crude transportation), Suezmax (evolved size limit for Suez Canal now at 150,000 dwt), VLCC (very large crude carriers from 150,000-320,000 dwt, used in ports with depth limitations), and ULCC (ultra large crude carriers from 300,000-550

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    Vessel Size Groups

    Major ship size groups include:


    Handy and Handymax
    Traditionally the workhorses of the dry bulk market, the Handy and more recent
    Handymax types remain popular ships with less than 60,000 dwt. The Handymax sector
    operates in a large number of geographically dispersed global trades, mainly carrying
    grains and minor bulks including steel products, forest products and fertilizers. The
    vessels are well suited for small ports with length and draft restrictions and also lacking
    transhipment infrastructure. This category is also used to define small-sized oil tankers.

    Panamax
    Represents the largest acceptable size to transit the Panama Canal, which can be
    applied to both freighters and tankers; lengths are restricted to a maximum of 275
    meters,
    and widths to slightly more than 32 meter. The average size of such a ship is about
    65,000 dwt. They mainly carry coal, grain and, to a lesser extent, minor bulks, including
    steel products, forest products and fertilizers.

    PANAMAX SHIP TRANSITING PANAMA CANAL

    Aframax
    A tanker of standard size between 75,000 and 115,000 dwt. The largest tanker size in
    the AFRA (Average Freight Rate Assessment) tanker rate system. Aframax tankers are
    optimal for short- to medium-haul crude oil transportation. Aframax class tankers are
    largely used in the basins of the Black Sea, the North Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the
    South and East China Seas, and the Mediterranean. Non–OPEC exporting countries
    may require the use of tankers because the harbors and canals through which these
    countries export their oil are too small to accommodate the larger Suezmax or the larger
    still very large crude carriers and ultra-large crude carriers.

    AFRAMAX OIL TANKER

    Suezmax
    This standard, which represents the limitations of the Suez Canal, has evolved. Before
    1967, the Suez Canal could only accommodate tanker ships with a maximum of 80,000
    dwt. The canal was closed between 1967 and 1975 because of the Israel – Arab
    conflict. Once it reopened in 1975, the Suezmax capacity went to 150,000 dwt. The
    Suez Canal can now accommodate all mammoth tankers in service on their ballast
    trips.

    VESSEL TRANSITING SUEZ CANAL

    VLCC
    Very Large Crude Carriers, 150,000 to 320,00 dwt in size. They offer a good flexibility
    for using terminals since many can accommodate their draft. They are used in ports that
    have depth limitations, mainly around the Mediterranean, West Africa and the NorthSea.
    They can be ballasted through the Suez Canal.

    VLCC

    ULCC
    Ultra Large Crude Carriers, 300,000 to 550,000 dwt in size. Used for carrying crude oil
    on long-haul routes from the Persian Gulf to Europe, America and East Asia, via the
    Cape of Good Hope or the Strait of Malacca. The enormous size of these vessels
    requires custom built terminals.
    JAHRE VIKING PULLED BY TUGS FOR BERTHING – ULCC

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