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Capesize ships are cargo ship
Cargo ship

A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade....
s originally too large to transit the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
 (i.e., larger than both panamax
Panamax

"Panamax" ships are of the maximum dimensions that will fit through the canal lock of the Panama Canal. This size is determined by the dimensions of the lock chambers, and the depth of the water in the canal....
 and suezmax
Suezmax

Suezmax is a naval architecture term for the largest ships capable of transiting the Suez Canal fully loaded, and is almost exclusively used in reference to oil tanker....
 vessels). To travel between oceans, such vessels used to have to pass either the Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headlands and bays on the Atlantic Ocean coast of South Africa. There is a very common misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa and the dividing point between the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Oceans, but in fact the southernmost point is Cape Agulhas, about 150 kilometres t...
 or Cape Horn
Cape Horn

Cape Horn island is the southernmost Headlands and bays of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South America, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage; for many years it was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried tr...
. Vessels this size can now transit the Suez Canal as long as they meet the draft restriction (18.91m as of 2008)

Overview
Capesize vessels are typically above , and ships in this class include VLCC and ULCC supertankers and bulk carrier
Bulk carrier

A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds....
s transporting coal, ore, and other commodity raw materials.






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Capesize ships are cargo ship
Cargo ship

A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade....
s originally too large to transit the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
 (i.e., larger than both panamax
Panamax

"Panamax" ships are of the maximum dimensions that will fit through the canal lock of the Panama Canal. This size is determined by the dimensions of the lock chambers, and the depth of the water in the canal....
 and suezmax
Suezmax

Suezmax is a naval architecture term for the largest ships capable of transiting the Suez Canal fully loaded, and is almost exclusively used in reference to oil tanker....
 vessels). To travel between oceans, such vessels used to have to pass either the Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headlands and bays on the Atlantic Ocean coast of South Africa. There is a very common misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa and the dividing point between the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Oceans, but in fact the southernmost point is Cape Agulhas, about 150 kilometres t...
 or Cape Horn
Cape Horn

Cape Horn island is the southernmost Headlands and bays of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South America, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage; for many years it was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried tr...
. Vessels this size can now transit the Suez Canal as long as they meet the draft restriction (18.91m as of 2008)

Overview


Capesize vessels are typically above , and ships in this class include VLCC and ULCC supertankers and bulk carrier
Bulk carrier

A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds....
s transporting coal, ore, and other commodity raw materials. The term "capesize" is most commonly used to describe bulk carriers rather than tankers. A standard capesize bulker is around , although larger ships (normally dedicated to ore transportation) have been built, up to . The large dimensions and deep drafts of such vessels mean that only the largest deep water terminals can accommodate them.

See also

  • Panamax
    Panamax

    "Panamax" ships are of the maximum dimensions that will fit through the canal lock of the Panama Canal. This size is determined by the dimensions of the lock chambers, and the depth of the water in the canal....
  • Suezmax
    Suezmax

    Suezmax is a naval architecture term for the largest ships capable of transiting the Suez Canal fully loaded, and is almost exclusively used in reference to oil tanker....
  • Draft (hull)
    Draft (hull)

    The draft of a ship's Hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull , with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained....
  • List of deep water ports
    List of deep water ports

    A deep-water port is any port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship. With the approval of the Panama Canal expansion proposal in October, 2006, this list will need to be significantly revised when the expansion is completed....


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