Port with sufficient draft (typically >= 14 m) to accept VLCC, ULCC, ULCV, and Capesize vessels.
Regulatory detail & full definition
Examples: Rotterdam (Maasvlakte 2, draft 24 m), Singapore (Pasir Panjang, 18 m), Yangshan (16 m), Algeciras (18.5 m), US Gulf LOOP (offshore tanker terminal, 33 m). Increasing global trend as ULCV and Valemax sizes grow. Often newly-dredged with specialised STS cranes.
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