1. Handysize bulk carrier: 2-50,000 dwt bulk carrier, and above 40,000 dwt Handymax bulk carrier. As we all know, this kind of ship which compares to smaller vessel have strongly adaptability to channel, canal and harbor. Has strong adaptability to channel, canal and harbor. Handysize bulk carrier are called “Handy-size”, due to suitable dwt, Equipped with derricks and Operating flexibility.
2. Lake bulk carrier: Refers to through the saint Lawrence waterway navigation in the United States, Canada, border of the five great lakes bulk carriers, in order to transport coal, iron ore and grain.This kind of ship scale to meet the requirements of the st. Lawrence waterway navigation, and ship length less than 222.50 meters, not more than 23.16 meters wide, as well as no part of the bridge may be out of the ship. The draft shall not exceed the maximum limit draft of the waters, and the top of the mast is apart from water surface height should not exceed 35.66 meters. Lake bulk carrier is usually 30,000 dwt with derricks.
3. Supermax: 4-59,000 dwt with draft 11m and usually 5h/5h. It is suitable to access most ports with full loading. The main carrying cargoes are grain, coal, coke and so on. Although there are different sizes of Supermax, they can all ship small amount of cargoes between two ports whose conditions are relatively poor and load/discharge by themselves, because they are usually equiped with derricks.
4. Panamax bulk carrier: The ship can be through the panama canal under the condition of full loading. In order to meeting the relevant provisions of the canal, ship's length less than 274.32 meters and wide is no more than 32.30 meters. Panamax bulk carrier usually 6-75,000 dwt adjust dimension, form and structure to change dead weight capacity according to needs.
5. Kamsarmax Bulk Carrier: According to the ship can enter the port of Guinean of Kamsar, the main technical parameters of Kamsarmax Bulk Carrier are as below: above 82,000 dwt / 229m length / 32.36 wide / 19.9 depth / 14.35m draft / 14.5k speed.There are the the world's largest bauxite reserves in Kamsar of West of Africa,and can produce 18 million tons per year which mainly be exported to the United States. This new kind of ship has the very good economy on her route.
6. Post Panamax bulk carrier: 93,000dwt with 38m wide, on the basis of design for the panama canal expansion project. At present this kind of ship still can not through Panama Canal.
7. Capesize bulk carrier: 15,0000dwt bulk carrier and mainly carry iron ore. This ship has to deviate the cape of good hope and cape horn, due to scale limit and can't pass the panama canal and the Suez Canal, but resent years, Capesize bulk carrier already go through the Suez Canal, because the port authorities have ease restrictions on the ship's draft.
8. Very Large Ore Carrier: VLOC is more than 200,000dwt bulk carrier only used for long distance transportation of coal and iron ore.The main route of coal transportation is to North America, Australia, the far east and the main route of iron ore is to South America, Australia and Japan, China and the far east, the Mediterranean and Europe. Many VLCC (Very Large Crude Oil Carrier) are modified into VLOC shipping iron ore, due to the oil tanker trend of double hull.
