Bulk Carrier Sizes (B&W)
Bulk Carrier Sizes (B&W)
Bulk Carrier Sizes (B&W)
BULKERS
Number of
ships in %
35
30
24%
25
20
17%
17%
15
9%
10
5
1%
0
Small
Handysize
Handymax
Panamax
Capesize
VLBC Classes
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Introduction ...............................................................................................
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Summary ...................................................................................................
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References .................................................................................................
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Introduction
Market Development
Dimensions
Small
Overall ship length up to
approx 115 m
Handysize
Scantling draught up to
approx 10 m
Handymax
Overall ship length
(re port facilities in Japan)
Panamax
Ship breadth equal to
Overall ship length up to
(re port facilities)
Overall ship length up to
(re canal lock chamber)
Passing ship draught up to
Capesize
Breadth
max 190 m
max:
32.2 / 32.3 m (106 ft)
225 m
Kamsarmax:
Dunkirkmax:
~175,000 dwt large Capesize with max LOA = 289 m and max B = 45 m
(for the French ports eastern harbour lock at Dunkirk)
Small
Handysize
Handymax
Panamax
Capesize
VLBC
above 300 m
Setouchmax:
approx 43 - 45 m
for 90,000 - 180,000 dwt
Number of
ships in %
35
32%
30
24%
25
20
17%
15
9%
10
5
1%
0
Small
Handysize
Handymax
Panamax
Capesize
VLBC Classes
Total dwt of
ships in %
35
30%
30
26%
25
23%
20
16%
15
10
4%
5
1%
0
Small
Handysize
Handymax
Panamax
Capesize
VLBC
Classes
Number
of ships
1400
% of
delivered
ships still
1200
in operation
VLBC
Capesize
100% 1000
Panamax
Handymax
80% 800
Handysize
60% 600
Small
40% 400
20% 200
0%
0
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Fig. 3: Age of the bulk carrier fleet and per cent of delivered ships still in operation (curve)
Number
of ships
1400
VLBC
1200
Capesize
Panamax
1000
Handymax
800
Handysize
Small
600
400
200
0
0004 9599 9094 8589 8084 7579 7074 6569 6064 5559
(m3/t)
where
LPP
B
Dscant
dwtscant
Fdes
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
: length between
perpendiculars
(m)
: ship breadth
(m)
Dscant
: scantling draught
(m)
1.0
0
200,000
300,000
400,000 dwt
Deadweight of ship at scantling draught, dwtscant
100,000
(t)
300
200
VLBC
Capesize
400
Panamax
LPP
Handymax
Small
Handysize
LPP
100
Kamsarmax
Alternative Handymax
(St. Lawrence Canal)
0
0
Ship breadth, B
m
80
75
Capesize
60
Handymax
50
Small
35
30
Handysize
45
40
Panamax
55
VLBC
70
65
25
Setouchmax
B = max 50 m
Newcastlemax
B = max 47 m
Dunkirkmax
B = max 45 m
20
Kamsarmax
15
10
5
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000 dwt
VLBC
Capesize
Panamax
Handysize
15
Small
20
Handymax
Setouchmax
Newcastlemax
10
Dunkirkmax
Kamsarmax
5
Alternative Handymax
(St. Lawrence Canal)
0
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000 dwt
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VLBC
Capesize
Panamax
Handysize
16
Small
17
Handymax
18
14
13
12
11
10
50,000
100,000
150,000
Ship speed, V
knots
knots
+2
16
+1
15
Design ship speed 14.5 kn
1
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Design
draught
13
60
60
70
70
80
80
90
90
100
100
110
120
% Displacement
110
120
% Actual draught
Fig. 10: Ship speed at actual draught for the same propulsion power of bulk carriers
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Small
Handysize
dwt
5,000
8,000
10,000
20,000
30,000
Scantling draught
Length overall
Length between pp
Breadth
Design draught
Sea margin
Engine margin
m
m
m
m
m
%
%
6.1
95.0
90.0
16.0
5.7
15
10
7.3
107.0
102.0
18.2
6.8
15
10
7.8
117.0
110.0
19.3
7.3
15
10
9.1
153.0
143.0
23.2
8.6
15
10
10.0
170.0
163.0
27.0
9.4
15
10
Knots
kW
12.0
1,510
13.0
2,440
13.5
2,920
14.2
4,970
14.5
6,700
1.
5S26MC
4L35MC
4S35MC
5L42MC
5S50MCC/MEC
7S26MC
5L35MC
5S42MC
5S50MC
7S35MC
6S46MCC
2.
3.
Knots
kW
11.5
1,280
1.
4S26MC
12.5
2,080
13.0
2,510
13.7
4,320
14.0
5,920
5S50MCC/MEC
4L35MC
4S35MC
4S42MC
2.
4S35MC
5L35MC
5L42MC
5S50MC
3.
6S26MC
6S35MC
5S46MCC
14.7
15.0
7,780
Knots
12.5
13.5
14.0
1.
5S50MC-C
5S50ME-C
5S50MC
6S46MC-C
5S50MC-C
5S50ME-C
6S50MC
6S46MC-C
6S50MC-C/ME-C
6S50MC-C/ME-C
5S50MCC/MEC
6S50MC
6S46MCC
82,000
(Kamsarmax)
15.1
229.0 (max)
222.0
32.26
13.4
15
10
14.5
10,780
5S60MC-C/ME-C
5S60MC-C/ME-C
5S60MC-C/ME-C
5S60MC
7S50MC-C/ME-C
6S60MC
7S50MC-C/ME-C
6S60MC
7S50MC-C/ME-C
14.0
14.0
14.0
8,620
9,080
9,530
5S60MC-C/ME-C
5S60MC-C/ME-C
5S60MC-C/ME-C
5S60MC
6S50MC-C/ME-C
5S60MC
6S50MC-C/ME-C
5S60MC
7S50MC
15.0
15.0
15.0
11,050
11,640
12,200
5S60MC-C/ME-C
6S60MC-C/ME-C
6S60MC-C/ME-C
6S60MC
7S50MC-C/ME-C
6S60MC
8S50MC-C/ME-C
6S60MC
8S50MC-C/ME-C
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Capesize
VLBC
dwt
80,000
100,000
150,000
175,000
205,000
230,000
(Dunkirkmax) (Setouchmax)
320,000
Scantling draught
Length overall
Length between pp
Breadth
Design draught
Sea margin
Engine margin
m
m
m
m
m
%
%
13.1
225.0
217.0
37.0
12.1
15
10
13.6
235.0
226.0
43.0
12.6
15
10
17.3
270.0
260.0
44.0
16.0
15
10
18.4
289.0 (max)
279.0
45.0 (max)
17.0
15
10
18.7
299.9 (max)
289.0
50.0
16.1 (max)
15
10
18.6
320.0
308.0
53.0
17.2
15
10
22.8
332.0
320.0
58.0
21.0
15
10
Knots 14.5
kW
11,230
14.5
12,790
14.5
14,950
14.7
16,800
14.7
18,500
14.7
20,260
14.7
24,680
1.
2.
3.
5S60MC
6S60MC
5S70MC
7S50MC-C/ME-C 6S60MC-C/ME-C 5S65ME-C
6S70MC
6S65ME-C
6S70MC
6S65ME-C
14.2
22,190
6S80MC-C/ME-C
6S80MC-C/ME-C 7S80MC
6S80MC
7S60MC
7S60MC
5S65ME-C
6S70MC
6S65ME-C
7S70MC
7S65ME-C
8S70MC
8S65ME-C
7S80MC
8S80MC
6S90MC-C/ME-C
SMCR power
kW
15,000
Capesize
Panamax
Handymax
Small
20,000
Handysize
25,000
+ 0.5 kn
Average design
ship speed
VLBC
30,000
14.7
kn
0.5 kn
Setouchmax
14.5
kn
Newcastlemax
Dunkirkmax
10,000
Kamsarmax
5,000
Alternative Handymax
(St. Lawrence Canal)
0
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
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the minimum ice class required propulsion power demand may be higher or
lower than the above-mentioned SMCR
power used for an average bulk carrier
without ice class notation.
SMCR power
VLBC
kW
45,000
30,000
Handymax
Small
20,000
Handysize
25,000
1A
Panamax
35,000
15,000
1A Super
Capesize
40,000
Normal SMCR
power for average
bulk carriers without
ice class notation
7k
14.
1A
Super
14.5
1B
kn
1A
1C
10,000
1C
1B
5,000
Alternative handymax
(St. Lawrence Canal)
0
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000 dwt
The graph in Fig. 14 shows the abovementioned table figures of the specified
engine MCR (SMCR) power needed for
propulsion of an average bulk carrier
without ice class notation. The SMCR
power curves valid for +/-0.5 knot
compared to the average design ship
speed are also shown.
SMCR power
kW
12,000
11,000
16.0
Handysize
10,000
15.5
9,000
n
14.0 k
6,000
5,000
3,000
2,000
kn
13.5 kn
13.0 kn
7L35MC
6S35MC
6L35MC
5L35MC
7S26MC
6S26MC
5S26MC
4S26MC
5S50MCC
6S46MCC
Small
7,000
6S50MCC
kn
15.0
8,000
4,000
kn
5L50MC
6S42MC
6L42MC
7S35MC
12.5 kn
11.5 kn
11.0 kn
1,000
12.0 kn
0
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000 dwt
Deadweight of ship at scantling draught, dwtscant
Fig. 16: Propulsion SMCR power demand of Small and Handysize bulk carriers
S46MC-C
S50MC-C/ME-C
S60MC-C/ME-C
S70MC-C/ME-C
S80MC-C/ME-C (+7.7%)
SMCR power
kW
18,000
16,000
Panamax
16.0 kn
14,000
6S60MCC/MEC
Handymax
12,000
10,000
8,000
6L60MC
7S50MCC/MEC
7S50MC
6S50MCC/MEC
15.5 kn
6S60MC
15.0 kn
5S60MCC/MEC
7S50MCC/MEC
14.5 kn
5S60MC
Average
ed
ship spe
14.0 kn
6S50MC
5S50MCC/MEC
6S46MCC
5S50MC
13.5 kn
13.0 kn
6,000
Kamsarmax
4,000
2,000
0
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000 dwt
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SMCR power
kW
40,000
35,000
VLBC
30,000
6S90MCC/MEC
Capesize
.0
kn
16
25,000
.5
15
15
7S70MCC/MEC
7S65MEC
7S70MC
6S70MCC/MEC
6S65MEC
15,000
7S80MCC/MEC
7S80MC
6S80MCC/MEC
kn
.0
20,000
age
Aver eed
p
s
ip
sh
kn
6S80MC
n
5k
14
k
4.0
6S70MC
5S70MCC/MEC
5S65MEC
5S70MC
6S60MCC/MEC
5k
13.
0k
13.
Setouchmax
6S60MC
5S60MCC/MEC
10,000
Newcastlemax
5S60MC
Dunkirkmax
5,000
0
50,000
Fig. 18: Propulsion SMCR power demand of Capesize and VLBC bulk carriers
Summary
The bulk carrier market is an increasingly important and attractive transport
segment which, thanks to the ever
increasing global market volume, is
expected to continue to be of great
importance.
Since its start in about 1950, the bulk
carrier fleet, in terms of deadweight
tonnage, has increased about 33% of
the total world fleet operating today.
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References
The demands on the reliability, efficiency
and low maintenance costs of the main
engines are growing, and only the best
two-stroke diesel engines can meet
these demands.
As described, MAN B&W Diesel is able
to meet the engine power needs of any
size or type of vessel in the modern
bulk carrier fleet.
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