- Chinamax
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Chinamax is a standard of shipmeasurements, that allow conforming ships to use multiple harbours at maximum capacity. Inversely, harbours and other infrastructure that are "Chinamax-compatible" can receive such ships economically, i.e. all harbours accept the same maximum measurements: Maximum 24 m (79 ft) draft, 65 m (213 ft) beam and 360 m (1,180 ft) length overall.
Within the limits, a ship can carry up to 388,000 DWT dry bulk, a so called Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC).[1]
The name is derived from the massive dry-bulk (ore) shipments to China from multiple locations around the world.
In contrast to Suezmax and Panamax, Chinamax is not determined by locks or channels. It is aimed at port provisions.
References
- ^ Det Norske Veritas: The world's larges ore carriers (Brazil's Vale do Rio Doce orders twelve) 18-07-2007 (retrieved 04-05-2010)
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