- Available with the Advanced Density Maps Service -
Larger vessels, such as cargo vessels and tankers, can be further categorised into sub-categories based on their means of measuring their size.
The size-ranges, as mentioned in the table below, are used by MarineTraffic to further categorise the recorded vessels in Advanced Density Maps:
VESSEL TYPE |
SUB-CATEGORY |
SIZE (in DWT) |
CARGO VESSELS |
HANDYSIZE |
0 - 39,999 |
CARGO VESSELS |
HANDYMAX |
40,000 - 59,999 |
CARGO VESSELS |
PANAMAX+ |
60,000 - 119,999 |
CARGO VESSELS |
CAPESIZE+ |
> 120,000 |
TANKERS |
HANDYSIZE |
0 - 39,999 |
TANKERS |
HANDYMAX/PANAMAX/MR/LR1 |
40,000 - 79,999 |
TANKERS |
AFRAMAX - LR2 |
> 80,000 |
VESSEL TYPE |
SUB-CATEGORY |
SIZE (in TEU) |
CONTAINER SHIPS |
FEEDERS |
0 - 3,000 |
CONTAINER SHIPS |
LARGE |
> 3,000 |
Note I: Keep in mind that the categorisation is not universal. You may come across slightly different size-ranges per Category.