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deadweight	total weight of cargo, stores, fuel and water needed to submerge a ship from her light draught to her maximum permitted draught; it is given by the difference between the load displacement and light displacement (also known as lightweight); DWT for short

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Aframax	any tanker with deadweight between 76,000 and 116,000 tons
Capesize	a very large bulk carrier with deadweight above 150,000 tons - unable to transit Suez Canal and therefore have to sail round the Cape of Good Hope to and from Europe
cargo deadweight	the remaining carrying capacity after deducting from deadweight tonnage, the fuel, water, stores, dunnage, and such other items necessary for use on a voyage
handymax	a dry bulk vessel with deadweight between 35,000 to 50,000 tons
handysize	a dry bulk vessel or product tanker with deadweight between 15,000 to 50,000 tons
Laker	a ship capable of transiting the St. Lawrence Seaway locks to trade in the Great Lakes between USA and Canada; the maximum beam and draught allowed in the lock is approximately 23.15 m and 26 feet fresh water respectively - this is equivalent to ship with a deadweight of about 20,000 tons
lightship draught	draught when ship is empty and deadweight is zero
lightweight	the weight of a ship complete with outfit and propulsion machinery, and ready for sea but without fuel, fresh water, stores, provisions, passengers or cargo on board; also known as Light Displacement Tonnage compare deadweight
Malaccamax	describe a maximum hull form capable of transiting the Straits of Malacca fully loaded; the maximum draught and beam allowed in the strait is approximately 21 metres and 60 metres respectively with a deadweight of 280,000~300,000 tons or in terms of TEU, not exceeding 12,000
mini-bulker	a smaller sized bulk carrier of about 3000 tons deadweight
Panamax	describe a class of ship size with the maximum dimension capable of transiting the Panama Canal; the maximum beam and draught allowed in the canal is approximately 32.3 metres and 12 metres fresh water respectively; equivalent to a ship with deadweight of about 55,000 tons
Suezmax	a large tanker capable of transiting the Suez Canal fully loaded; the maximum draught allowed in the canal is approximately 52 feet 6 inches salt water - this is equivalent to about 150,000 deadweight
ULCC	stand for Ultra Large Crude Carrier, i.e. a crude oil tanker with deadweight more than 300,000 tons
VLCC	stand for Very Large Crude Carrier, i.e. a crude oil tanker with deadweight between 200,000 and 300,000 tons

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