Mini Bulk Carrier

• This type carried Dead weight tonnage “DWT” of such vessels is less than 10,000.
• This vessel size have less than 5 Cargo Holds.
• They typically carry minor or general cargoes.

Small Bulk Carrier

• This vessel size can carry Dead weight tonnage (DWT) of these vessels is between 10,000 to 25,000.
• They have less than 5 holds.
• can held minor-bulk or steel products in general.
Handy Size Carriers
• This vessel size of vessels carry Dead weight tonnage “DWT” of such vessels is between 25,000 to 40,000.
• They usually have 5 holds.
• carry minor bulk or steel products commonly.

Handymax Carriers

• This vessel size type carried DWT between 40,000 to 60,000.
• They usually have 5 holds.
• Such size, can carry Minor Bulk & Steel products & Coal and Grains.

Panamax Carriers

• Vessel size Can carry DWT between 60,000 to 100,000 metric ton.
• It usually has 7 cargo holds.
• can carry Bauxite, Coal, Grain, Ore & Phosphate etc.
• maximum breadth of 32.2m.
• such size of bulkers designed to pass through the Panama Canal.
Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier
• This vessel size can carry DWT between 80,000 to 120,000.
• They usually have 9 cargo holds.
• This size have more breadth than the Panamax and can to transit through the New locks of Panama Canal.

Capesize Bulk Carrier

• This vessel size can carry DWT between 100,000 to 200,000.
• They usually have 9 cargo holds.
• Such size sail from Asia to Europe without entering the Suez Canal.
• Such designed completely gearless with no cranes or derricks and completely rely onshore facilities for loading and unloading.

VLBC (Very Large Bulk Carriers)

• This vessel size can carry DWT is over 200,000.
• generally have 9 cargo holds or more.

• completely gearless with no cranes or derricks and completely rely on-shore facilities for loading and unloading.

Types of Bulk Carriers Under Size As Per area

Kamsar-max Bulker

• this vessel size type were designed to berth specifically at the Port of Kamsar at Republic of New Guinea.
• Max allowed length overall is 229 meter and are larger than the Panamax vessels.

Newcastlemax Bulker

• Vessel size referred to the largest vessels which eligible to enter Port of Newcastle, Australia.
• This size of vessels has a maximum Beam of 50m and length of 300m.

Setouchmax Bulker

• This vessel size was designed to sail in Setouchi Sea, Japan.
• Vessels sizes restricted to 203,000 DWT.

Seawaymax Bulker

• Vessel size referred to the vessels which can sail through the Locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway at Great Lake, Canada.
• its length was restricted to 226 m and draft 7.92 m.

Malaccamax Bulker

• vessel size referred to vessels which could sail through Strait of Malacca.• The maximum allowable Length Overall “L.O.A” is of 330 meter, the draught 20m and DWT of 300,000.

Dunkirkmax Bulker

• These vessel sizes were prepared to trade in the Eastern Harbor lock in the Port of Dunkirk at France.
• Maximum allowable beam is of 45 meter / L.O.A of 289 meter and 175,000 DWT.

In order to fit with capacity the ever-growing size of vessels, there have been several reformation brought about in several navigation channels. Named such as Panamax, Handymax and Cape-size, there are significant developments as they highlight top of growth accomplished by the international maritime sector.

• Kamsar-max:

Maximum L.O.A 229 m refers to a new type of ships, larger than Panamax vessels, that are suitable for safely berth at the Port of Kamsar at “Republic of Guinea”, where the main loading terminal of Bauxite is limited to vessels not more than 229 meters.

• Newcastle-max:

Maximum beam 50 m, and maximum L.O.A 300 m, mention to the largest vessel able to enter the port of Newcastle, Australia at about 185,000 DWT

• Setouch-max:

is 203,000 DWT, being the largest vessels able to sail to the Setouchi Sea at Japan

• Seawaymax :

Length overall (L.O.A) 226 m max & 7.92 m Draft. mention to the largest vessel that can sail through the canal locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway Great Lakes at Canada

• Malacca-max :

L.O.A 330 M & 20 m draft / 300,000 DWT, Refers to the largest vessel that can sail through the Straits of Malacca.

• Dunkirkmax :

Maximum allowable beam 45 m & LOA 289 meter, max (175,000 DWT approx.) for the eastern harbor lock in the Port of Dunkirk at France.

Tanker Ships

specialized vessels for carry a massive amount of liquid cargo.
The main types of tankers are:
Oil Tankers: mainly carry crude oil and its products.
Liquefied Gas Carriers: a Gas carrier (or gas tanker) is a vessel designed to carry LPG / LNG or liquefied chemical gases in bulk.
Chemical & Product Carriers: is a type of tanker vessels designed to transport chemicals and different liquid products in bulk
On the basis of its size, tankers are further divided into various types such as:

• VLCC
• ULCC
• Panamax
• Aframax
• Suezmax
• Capesize
• Handymax
• Lighters
• Handy

• Roll-on Roll-Off Ships

• are used to transport any wheel cargo.
• Pure Car Carrier “PCC” and Pure Car and Truck Carrier {PCTC} Ro/Ro vessels
• Container Vessel + Ro-Ro (ConRo) Ship
• General Cargo +Ro/Ro vessels “GenRo” Ships
• RoPax
• Complete RoRo Ships

Offshore Vessels

mainly help in oil exploration and construction works at sea. Offshore vessels are of other types.
Some of the main ones are:
• Supply vessels: to supply for offshore rigs.
• Pipe Layers: Vessels involved in arrangement pipes and cables
• Crane Barges or floating cranes: is a ship with a crane specialized in carry heavy loads.
• Semi-submersible Drill Rigs: are Mobile Offshore Drilling Units to make stable platforms for drilling oil & gas
• Drill Ships: is a merchant vessel layout for use in explorative offshore drilling of new oil & gas wells / scientific drilling purposes.
• Accommodation Barges: a standalone floating hotel which can include accommodation as well as space for Cargo.
• Production Plat-forms: To extract and process oil & natural gas, or to temporarily store oil & natural gas until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing
• Floating Storage Unit (FSU) mainly used for storage of oil and by products.
• Floating Production and Storage Unit {FPSO}I s a floating ship used by the offshore oil & gas industry for the production and treating of hydro-carbons and for the storage of oil & gas.
• Anchor handling vessels: hired for offshore construction & installation operation.
• Diving vessels Are used by divers for diving in the ocean for under-water works.

Specialty Vessels

are constructed and used for certain purposes.

Tugs:A tug (tugboat) is a boat or ship that maneuver vessels by pushing or towing them.

Tenders a boat / larger ships used to service / support other boats or vessels; by relocate people/supplies named by a tender vessel.
Pilot Crafts are used for transport of harbor pilots.
Cable Layers type of vessels help in laying cables on to the sea bed.
Research Vessels are special kind of ships used for carrying out a variant researchers at sea. most of these kinds of research vessels are seismic vessels, hydro-graphic vessels & oceanographic vessels and polar vessels, etc.
Salvage Vessels are engaged in salvage operation, recovery of lost property at sea.
Barge Carriers is a flat bottomed boat, built at most for river and canal transport of heavy commodity.
Timber Carriers: Vessels that carry timber
Livestock Carriers: Vessels that carry livestock/animals
Ice breaker vessels: They are used for cutting ice in extremely cold climate conditions to make waters navigation.

Dredgers

is an drilling activity usually carried out under-water at shallow seas or fresh water zone with the aim of gathering up bottom sediments and expanding.
are vessels with excavation tools used for removing sand and another types of sediment from the seabed.
used for several purposes such as making shallow coastal areas navigational & deep sea mining etc.
Dredgers are mainly classified into two types:
1. Mechanical dredgers
2. Hydraulic dredgers