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Capesize bulk carrier Cape Elise of 174,124 DWT at Inchgreen quay, Greenock, Scotland, for repairs in March 2014 after being struck by a massive wave. At 289 metres long, it was the largest ship to dock at Greenock in 20 years. [4] Ships in this class are bulk carriers, usually transporting coal, ore and other commodity
Bulk carriers are segregated into six major size categories: small, handysize, handymax, panamax, capesize, and very large. [23] Very large bulk and ore carriers fall into the capesize category but are often considered separately.
This is a list of bulk carriers, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Bulk carriers are a type of cargo ship that transports unpackaged bulk cargo . For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.
"Capesize" refers to bulk carriers too big to pass through the Suez Canal—and needing to travel the Cape route around the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas—but recent dredging means many Capesize vessels can use the canal. Plans to deepen the draft to 21 metres (70 ft) could lead to a redefinition of the Suezmax specification, as happened ...
H. Vogemann's fleet currently consists of 19 bulk carriers. [4] In terms of size designations, 6 are capesize, 7 are panamax-size, and 6 are handysize.In terms of capacity, they range from the Voge Eva at 23,407 DWT to the Voge Master at 174,093 DWT, with an average capacity of 87,301 DWT. [4]
Bulk carriers. Operated by COSCO Bulk Shipping (Group) Co., Ltd. Capesize. Ship Built DWT Flag IMO Notes Dong Feng Ocean: 1986: 214,861
2x; 6 — 10 car carriers Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding: 24,000 [124] [125] 2022 Evergreen: 6x Samsung Heavy Industries: 23,992 [126] [127] 2022 Evergreen: 4x Jiangnan Shipyard 4x Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding: 24,004 [128] [126] 2023 Hapag-Lloyd: 12x Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering: 23,500+ [129] [130] 2023 OOCL: 6x Nantong COSCO ...
The Portline fleet has a capacity of close to 1,000,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT), consisting of bulk carriers and container ships in the capesize, panamax and supramax, and other size classes. [1] The company's general cargo services operate primarily in Europe, reaching to Cape Verde, The Canary Islands, West Africa, and Brazil. [1]