77.5 metres (254 ft) (maximum); 50 m (164 ft) (at 20.1 m draft)
Height
68 m (223 ft) (maximum)
Draft
20.1 m (66 ft) (maximum)
Two ships moored at El Ballah during a Suez Canal transitPost-deepening of the Suez Canal, larger ships pass through the canal – in this case, a capesize bulk carrier approaches the Egyptian–Japanese Friendship BridgeComparison of bounding box of Suezmax with some other ship sizes in isometric view
"Suezmax" is a naval architecture term for the largest ship measurements capable of transiting the Suez Canal in a laden condition, and is almost exclusively used in reference to tankers. The limiting factors are beam, draft, height (because of the Suez Canal Bridge), and length[1] (even though the canal has no locks).
^"SCA – Rules of Navigation". www.suezcanal.gov.eg. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
"Suezmax" is a naval architecture term for the largest ship measurements capable of transiting the Suez Canal in a laden condition, and is almost exclusively...
draught (under water depth). They are too large to transit the Suez Canal (Suezmax limits) or Panama Canal (Neopanamax limits), and so have to pass either...
(180 ft) beam, 18 m (59 ft) draft, 120,000 DWT Capesize, vessels larger than Suezmax and Neopanamax, and must traverse Cape Agulhas and Cape Horn to travel...
M/T Brillante Virtuoso was a Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged suezmax tanker damaged beyond repair as part of an insurance fraud, which involved a faked...
SS Torrey Canyon was an LR2 Suezmax class oil tanker with a cargo capacity of 118,285 long tons (120,183 t) of crude oil. She ran aground off the western...
waterways. Although they were in the past, ships of the smaller Aframax and Suezmax classes are no longer regarded as supertankers. "Supertankers" are the...
Handymax Handysize Maersk Triple E class Malaccamax Panamax Q-Max Seawaymax Suezmax Ultra Large Crude Carrier Valemax VLCC UNFAO defines a large fishing vessel...
which these countries export their oil are too small to accommodate the Suezmax or the larger categories. An Aframax tanker carries 600,000 barrels of...
Delta Tankers is a Greek shipping company, highly active in the suezmax and VLCC sectors. Delta Tankers ltd is the manager of the crude oil tanker Bouboulina...
yacht racing. The maximum ship size for the Suez Canal are referred to as Suezmax. Capesize ships are those too large for the Suez Canal, which need to use...
of 20.5 m (67.3 ft), and tonnage of 300,000 DWT. Similar terms Panamax, Suezmax and Seawaymax are used for the largest ships capable of fitting through...
"Chinamax-compatible" are those at which such ships can readily dock. Unlike Suezmax and Panamax, Chinamax is not determined by locks or channels, or bridges—the...
Janeiro. On 29 April 2023 the Iran Navy seized a Marshall Islands flagged Suezmax tanker, the Advantage Sweet, laden with oil from Kuwait and bound for Houston...
carriers. Panama portal Transport portal Cargo ship sizes: Handymax, Panamax, Suezmax, Capesize List of Panamax ports "Vessel Requirements" (PDF). Panama Canal...
Services in 2005. As of 2011 it operates two suezmax tankers, one very large crude carrier and two suezmax converted to floating production storage and...
New Panamax ships. For the lockless Suez Canal the limiting factor for Suezmax ships is generally draft, which is limited to 16 m (52.5 ft). At the other...
canal can handle more traffic and larger ships than the Panama Canal, as Suezmax dimensions are greater than both Panamax and New Panamax. Some supertankers...
Therefore, the maximum height of ships that can pass through the Suez Canal (Suezmax) is 68 metres (223 ft 1 in) above the waterline. The Suez Canal Bridge...
approximately 12,000 TEU and is comparable in size to a capesize bulk carrier or a Suezmax tanker. Container ships under 3,000 TEU are generally called feeder ships...
"Global 500 2020". Fortune. Retrieved 16 December 2020. "TEN wins long-term suezmax charter with an oil major". Lloyds List. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December...
propulsion and describe a preliminary concept design study for a 155,000 DWT Suezmax tanker that is based on a conventional hull form with alternative arrangements...
ULCC (ultra-large crude carrier) 3 product SPM for product exports up to Suezmax vessels 2 subsea crude pipelines (diameter 48" or 1.22 metres) with interconnection...
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