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Segments and cargoes

Supramax to Post-Panamax. Nothing we own, everything we fix.

The range is 50,000 to 95,000 DWT because that is where the cargoes we fix for sit, from a Supramax stem of minerals to 80,000 t of coal on a Kamsarmax. All 254 fixtures since January 2024 fall inside it. Handysize and Capesize are not ours.

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Lanes by segment

Vessel facts in this section [CONFIRM against the fleet list].

A geared Supramax bulk carrier at anchor with four deck cranes — IllustrationSupramax · geared

Supramax

50K to 60K DWT · geared, four cranes · five hatches

Typical cargoes: coal, fertilizers, minerals, steel products. The working ship for ports without shore cranes and for parcels of 50,000 t to 58,000 t.

67 fixtures since January 2024

A geared Ultramax bulk carrier underway with four deck cranes — IllustrationUltramax · geared

Ultramax

60K to 66K DWT · geared, four cranes · five hatches

Typical cargoes: coal, grain, bauxite, minerals. Supramax gear with Panamax-sized lifts, 60,000 t to 64,000 t, where the berth allows the draft.

32 fixtures since January 2024

A gearless Panamax bulk carrier at sea with seven hatch covers — IllustrationPanamax · gearless

Panamax

66K to 80K DWT · gearless · seven hatches

Typical cargoes: coal, grain, iron ore. The standard gearless lift of 65,000 t to 78,000 t into shore-equipped berths.

75 fixtures since January 2024

A laden gearless Kamsarmax bulk carrier seen from astern — IllustrationKamsarmax · gearless

Kamsarmax

80K to 86K DWT · gearless · seven hatches

Typical cargoes: coal, iron ore, bauxite. 80,000 t to 84,000 t at Panamax beam, the ship in the representative fixture on the home page.

70 fixtures since January 2024

A laden gearless Post-Panamax bulk carrier at sea — IllustrationPost-Panamax · wide beam

Post-Panamax

86K to 95K DWT · gearless · seven hatches

Typical cargoes: coal, iron ore. Wide beam, 86,000 t to 95,000 t, for the deep-water berths that take it.

10 fixtures since January 2024

Cargoes

Parcel sizes and lanes [CONFIRM with the chartering desk].

Iron ore in a bulk carrier hold or at a terminal — IllustrationIron ore

Iron ore

Panamax to Post-Panamax parcels, 70,000 t to 95,000 t, dense and fast to load.

Coal in a bulk carrier hold or at a terminal — IllustrationCoal

Coal

Supramax to Kamsarmax, 50,000 t to 85,000 t; the representative fixture is 80,000 t, Taboneo to Mundra.

Steel products in a bulk carrier hold or at a terminal — IllustrationSteel products

Steel products

Supramax and Ultramax, coils, plates and billets, stowed and lashed to the CP.

Grain in a bulk carrier hold or at a terminal — IllustrationGrain

Grain

Panamax and Kamsarmax, holds to grain-clean standard before loading.

Bauxite in a bulk carrier hold or at a terminal — IllustrationBauxite

Bauxite

Kamsarmax and Post-Panamax, 80,000 t and up.

Fertilizers in a bulk carrier hold or at a terminal — IllustrationFertilizers

Fertilizers

Supramax and Ultramax, bagged or bulk, 50,000 t to 64,000 t.

Minerals in a bulk carrier hold or at a terminal — IllustrationMinerals

Minerals

Supramax to Panamax, parcels sized to the mine's stockpile.