Capesize
Capesize
Class of dry cargo ships too large to transit the Panama or Suez Canals
Capesize ships are the largest dry cargo ships with ball mark dimension:[lower-roman 1] about 170,000 DWT (deadweight tonnage) capacity, 290 m long, 45 m beam (wide), 18m draught (under water depth).[1] They are too large to transit the Suez Canal (Suezmax limits) or Panama Canal (Neopanamax limits),[2] and so have to pass either Cape Agulhas or Cape Horn to traverse between oceans.
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When the Suez Canal was deepened in 2009, it became possible for some capesize ships to transit the canal and so change categories.