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In fact the bulk carrier market has evolved into several different size bands, each <br>focusing on a different sector of the trade, and as a result the ships in the bulk carrier <br>fleet are spread fairly evenly across the size range, with the greatest concentration by <br>numbers in the smaller sizes as shown in Table 14.9. The smaller end At of the range, <br>Handy bulk carriers of 10,000-40,000 dwt fill the role of flexible workhorses in trades <br>where parcel size and draft restrictions demand small ships. They carry minor Typically <br>bulks and smaller parcels of major bulks such as grain, coal and bauxite and busy in <br>maritime areas such as Asia can often complete two loaded voyages for every ballast<br>voyage. Is a great This improvement over the larger bulk carriers which often alternate <br>loaded and ballast voyages. <br>Ports have improved As over the last 20 years, a new generation of larger 40,000- <br>60,000 dwt bulkers Handy has emerged, generally referred to as Handymax bulk carriers. <br>Like the Handy bulkers, these vessels are generally geared. Centre of the In the market <br>are the Panamax bulk carriers of 60,000-100,000 dwt, which the service trades in coal, <br>grain, bauxite and the larger minor bulk parcels. Medium-sized These ships are named <br>Panamaxes because they can transit the Panama Canal, but vessels at the larger end of <br>the range are too big to do so, at least until the Canal is extended. The upper end is
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