MODERN SHIP SIZE DEFINITION

ULCC: L  370 m B  70 m T  23 m 300.000  550.000 dwt

Used for carrying crude oil on long haul routes from the Arabian Gulf to Europe, America and the Far East,
via the Cape of Good Hope normally discharging at custom built terminals.

VLCC: L  330 m B  57 m T  21 m 200.000  300.000 dwt

On similar routes to ULCCs but with greater flexibility in discharging port options owing to their smaller
size, and for this reason also employed ex Mediterranean, West African and even North Sea Terminals. They
can be ballasted through the Suez Canal.

AFRAMAX: L  245 m B  42 m T  15 m 80.000  120.000 dwt

"Afra" stands for Average Freight Rate Assessment, which is the freight rate prepared and used by London
Tanker Brokers since April 1954. Nowadays, tankers of ranging from 80,000 dwt to 120,000 dwt are
generally called Aframax type tankers.

HANDYSIZE: L  222 m B  23 m T  7.9 m max 40.000 dwt

Handysize vessels are designed to meet the dimensional restrictions of the locks of the St Lawrence Seaway
which limits them to breadth 23 m, length 222 m and draft of 7.9 m. Generally this results in a vessel’s
DWT being less than 40,000 tonnes.

PANAMAX: L  275 m B  32 m T  12.0 m about 65.000 dwt

The largest acceptable size in order to transit the Panama Canal. Ships' lengths are restricted to 275m, and
maximum permitted width is slightly more than 32m. Average deadweight of such a ship is about 65,000
tonnes, cargo intake usually restricted to approximately 52500 tonnes on the Panama Canal draft.

SUEZMAX: L  270 m B  50 m T  14.5 m max 200.000 dwt

Before its closure in 1967 the Suez Canal could only cope with 80,000 tonne deadweight tankers, though
larger could go through in ballast, and the maximum draft available was 37 feet. An enlargment to enable the
canal to take 200,000 ton tankers was proposed.

CAPESIZE: L  290 m B  45 m T  17 m 180.000  200.000dwt

A parameter to determine popular bulk carrier sizes. To govern the design of very large ships built to serve

deepwater terminals handling raw materials, such as iron ore, from Brazil. Too big for the Panama or Suez
canals, Capesize vessels voyage via Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope.

MODERN SHIP SIZE DEFINITION

LNG (140k): L  284 m B  42.5 m T  11.4 m V  138.000 m3

Membrane type with 4 cargo holds.

LNG (Q-Flex): L  315 m B  50 m T  12 m V  210.000 m3

Membrane type with 5 cargo holds.
3 - 4 additional large trains planned to commence production by 2010-11, each requiring 10 12 Q-Flex size
vessels.

LNG (Q-Max): L  345 m B  55 m T  12 m V  250.000 m3

Membrane type with 5 cargo holds.