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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
Post-deepening of the Suez Canal, a capesize bulk carrier approaches the Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge. 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.
"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 ...
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.
Bulk carriers. Operated by COSCO Bulk Shipping (Group) Co., Ltd. Capesize. Ship Built DWT Flag IMO Notes Dong Feng Ocean: 1986: 214,861
In 2022, Foremost ordered two additional "eco-friendly" 185,000-dwt capesize bulk carriers from Japan's Namura Shipbuilding capable of carrying multiple bulk cargoes such as iron ore and bauxite. The ships are anticipated to comply with EEDI “phase III” requirements for reduced emissions and increased efficiency. [12]
The BDI is a composite of the Capesize, Panamax and Supramax timecharter averages. It is reported around the world as a proxy for dry bulk shipping stocks as well as a general shipping market bellwether. The BDI is the successor to the Baltic Freight Index (BFI) and came into operation on 1 November 1999.
In the past, the Chinese ports were not allowed to increase their capacity to more than 300,000 tons for dry bulk carriers due to safety and environmental concerns. If the 400,000-ton Valemax vessels are allowed to Chinese ports, Vale's monopoly on the route may result in losses for other shipping companies operating capesize ore carriers. [148]