Capesize
- Category
- bulker
- Size envelope
- 150,000-220,000 DWT
- LOA typical
- ~290 m
- Cargo
- Iron ore, coal
- Route archetype
- Around Cape of Good Hope / Cape Horn
- Crew size
- 24
Overview
Too large to transit either Suez or Panama; routes around Cape of Good Hope + Cape Horn. Iron ore + coal to Asia dominates. Charter market highly cyclical.