Handymax
As Handymax , Supramax or Ultramax are bulk carriers of magnitude between Handysize and Panamax referred.
Until the late 1990s, bulk carriers were a maximum 189,99 m length overall , 32,26 m Beam overall , five cargo holds its own cargo gear arranged and about 45,000 dwt Handymax the term. From around 2001, various Japanese shipyards began new designs in this size segment, such as B. to deliver the TESS 52 , the load capacity of which was initially a little over 50,000 tons and with later further developments reached a little under 60,000 tons. For this more powerful group of ships, of which over 1800 units had been built or ordered by mid-2013, the term Supramax was initially established. The further development led to so-called Ultramax bulk carriers, which with a slightly larger length and five hatches reached into the range just under 65,000 (e.g. SDARI Dolphin 64 ).
Like HandySize ships, Handymax, Supramax and Ultramax ships usually have their own cranes in order to be able to load or unload in ports without a corresponding superstructure . By definition, they are the largest bulk carriers that can call at ports without suitable superstructure for loading or unloading.
Some shipping brokers summarize the entire segment of bulk carriers from 40,000 to 65,000 tons deadweight under the term Handymax, others define narrower segments, such as the Baltic Supramax Index (BSI) of the Baltic Exchange .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Calum Kennedy: Ultramaxes: Pushing the Boundaries at Clarkson Research Services , June 7, 2013 ( Memento of the original of July 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ http://www.balticexchange.com/default.asp?action=article&ID=970
