DWT (t) Loa (m) Lpp (m) B (m) T T Cb Capacity ∆m

Laden (m) Midships Fully Laden

In Ballast Approx. (t)
approx. Approx.
(m)

Tankers (ULCC)

500,000 415 392 73.0 24.0 0.84 590,000

400,000 380 358 68.0 23.0 0.83 475,000
350,000 365 345 65.5 22.0 0.82 420,000

Tankers (VLCC)

300,000 350 330 63.0 21.0 0.82 365,000

275,000 340 321 61.0 20.5 0.81 335,000
250,000 330 312 59.0 19.9 0.81 305,000
225,000 320 303 57.0 19.3 0.81 277,000
200,000 310 294 55.0 18.5 0.80 246,000

Tankers

175,000 300 285 52.5 17.7 0.80 217,000

150,000 285 270 49.5 16.9 0.80 186,000
125,000 270 255 46.5 16.0 0.80 156,000
100,000 250 236 43.0 15.1 0.80 125,000
80,000 235 223 40.0 14.0 0.80 102,000
70,000 225 213 38.0 13.5 0.80 90,000
60,000 217 206 36.0 13.0 0.79 78,000

Product and Chemical Tankers

50,000 210 200 32.2 12.6 0.79 66,000

40,000 200 190 30.0 11.8 0.78 54,000
30,000 188 178 28.0 10.8 0.76 42,000
20,000 174 165 24.5 9.8 0.71 29,000
10,000 145 137 19.0 7.8 0.72 15,000
5,000 110 104 15.0 7.0 0.71 8,000
3,000 90 85 13.0 6.0 0.72 4,900
Note: Dimensions given in the tables may vary up to ±10 % depending on construction and country of origin.
Bulk Carriers /OBO´s

400,000 375 356 62.5 24.0 0.85 464,000

350,000 362 344 59.0 23.0 0.85 406,000
300,000 350 333 56.0 21.8 0.84 350,000
250,000 335 318 52.5 20.5 0.83 292,000
200,000 315 300 48.5 19.0 0.83 236,000
150,000 290 276 44.0 17.5 0.82 179,000
125,000 275 262 41.5 16.5 0.82 150,000
100,000 255 242 39.0 15.3 0.82 121,000
80,000 240 228 36.5 14.0 0.82 98,000
 60,000 220 210 33.5 12.8 0.80 74,000
40,000 195 185 29.0 11.5 0.79 50,000
20,000 160 152 23.5 9.3 0.76 26,000
10,000 130 124 18.0 7.5 0.76 13,000

LNG Carriers (Prismatic)

125,000 345 333 55.0 12.0 0.78 267,000 175,000

97,000 315 303 50.0 12.0 0.76 218,000 141,000
90,000 298 285 46.0 11.8 0.76 177,000 120,000
80,000 280 269 43.4 11.4 0.73 140,000 100,000
52,000 247 231 34.8 9.5 0.74 75,000 58,000
27,000 208 196 29.3 9.2 0.74 40,000 40,000

LNG Carriers (Spheres, Moss)

75,000 288 274 49.0 11.5 0.74 145,000 117,000

58,000 274 262 42.0 11.3 0.78 125,000 99,000
51,000 250 237 40.0 10.6 0.69 90,000 71,000

LPG Carriers

60,000 265 245 42.2 13.5 0.66 95,000

50,000 248 238 39.0 12.9 0.65 80,000
40,000 240 230 35.2 12.3 0.64 65,000
30,000 226 216 32.4 11.2 0.61 49,000
20,000 207 197 26.8 10.6 0.58 33,000
10,000 160 152 21.1 9.3 0.56 17,000
5,000 134 126 16.0 8.1 0.53 8,800
3,000 116 110 13.3 7.0 0.52 5,500

Container Ships (Post-Panamax) TEU

245,000 470 446 60.0 18.0 0.69 22,000 340,000

200,000 400 385 59.0 16.5 0.68 18,000 260,000
195,000 418 395 56.4 16.0 0.68 14,500 250,000
165,000 398 376 56.4 15.0 0.66 12,200 215,000
125,000 370 351 45.8 15.0 0.70 10,000 174,000
120,000 352 335 45.6 14.8 0.68 9,000 158,000
110,000 340 323 43.2 14.5 0.70 8,000 145,000
100,000 326 310 42.8 14.5 0.71 7,500 140,000
90,000 313 298 42.8 14.5 0.66 7,000 126,000
80,000 300 284 40.3 14.5 0.66 6,500 112,000
70,000 280 266 41.8 13.8 0.64 6,000 100,000
65,000 274 260 41.2 13.5 0.62 5,600 92,000
60,000 268 255 39.8 13.2 0.61 5,200 84,000
55,000 261 248 38.3 12.8 0.61 4,800 76,500

Container Ships (Panamax) TEU

 60,000 290 275 32.2 13.2 0.69 5,000 83,000
55,000 278 264 32.2 12.8 0.68 4,500 75,500
50,000 267 253 32.2 12.5 0.65 4,000 68,000
45,000 255 242 32.2 12.2 0.63 3,500 61,000
40,000 237 225 32.2 11.7 0.62 3,000 54,000
35,000 222 211 32.2 11.1 0.61 2,600 47,500
30,000 210 200 30.0 10.7 0.62 2,200 40,500
25,000 195 185 28.5 10.1 0.61 1,800 33,500
20,000 174 165 26.2 9.2 0.66 1,500 27,000
15,000 152 144 23.7 8.5 0.67 1,100 20,000
10,000 130 124 21.2 7.3 0.69 750 13,500

Freight RoRo Ships CEU

50,000 287 273 32.2 12.4 0.78 5,000 87,500

45,000 275 261 32.2 12.0 0.79 4,500 81,500
40,000 260 247 32.2 11.4 0.77 4,000 72,000
35,000 245 233 32.2 10.8 0.76 3,500 63,000
30,000 231 219 32.0 10.2 0.74 3,000 54,000
25,000 216 205 31.0 9.6 0.72 2,500 45,000
20,000 197 187 28.6 9.1 0.72 2,000 36,000
15,000 177 168 26.2 8.4 0.73 1,500 27,500
10,000 153 145 23.4 7.4 0.71 1,000 18,400
5,000 121 115 19.3 6.0 0.70 600 9,500

Cargo Vessels

40,000 209 199 30.0 12.5 0.71 54,500

35,000 199 189 28.9 12.0 0.71 48,000
30,000 188 179 27.7 11.3 0.71 41,000
25,000 178 169 26.4 10.7 0.71 34,500
20,000 166 158 24.8 10.0 0.70 28,000
15,000 152 145 22.6 9.2 0.70 21,500
10,000 133 127 19.8 8.0 0.70 14,500
5,000 105 100 15.8 6.4 0.72 7,500
2,500 85 80 13.0 5.0 0.75 4,000
Car Carriers CEU

70,000 228 210 32.2 11.3 0.66 8,000 52,000

65,000 220 205 32.2 11.0 0.64 7,000 48,000
57,000 205 189 32.2 10.9 0.62 6,000 42,000
45,000 198 182 32.2 10.0 0.59 5,000 35,500
36,000 190 175 32.2 9.0 0.55 4,000 28,500
27,000 175 167 28.0 8.4 0.55 3,000 22,000
18,000 150 143 22.7 7.4 0.55 2,000 13,500
13,000 130 124 18.8 6.2 0.54 1,000 8,000
 8,000 100 95 17.0 4.9 0.53 700 4,300

Ferries

50,000 309 291 41.6 10.3 0.65 82,500

40,000 281 264 39.0 9.8 0.65 66,800
30,000 253 237 36.4 8.8 0.65 50,300
20,000 219 204 32.8 7.8 0.63 33,800
15,000 197 183 30.6 7.1 0.61 25,000
12,500 187 174 28.7 6.7 0.61 21,000
11,500 182 169 27.6 6.5 0.61 19,000
10,200 175 163 26.5 6.3 0.61 17,000
9,000 170 158 25.3 6.1 0.60 15,000
8,000 164 152 24.1 5.9 0.59 13,000
7,000 161 149 23.5 5.8 0.58 12,000
6,500 155 144 22.7 5.6 0.56 10,500
5,000 133 124 21.6 5.4 0.58 8,600
3,000 110 102 19.0 4.7 0.57 5,300
2,000 95 87 17.1 4.1 0.56 3,500
1,000 74 68 14.6 3.3 0.54 1,800

Fast Ferries (multihull)

9,000 127 117 30.5 4.3 0.43 3,200

6,000 107 93 26.5 3.7 0.43 2,100
5,000 97 83 24.7 3.4 0.43 1,700
4,000 92 79 24.0 3.2 0.42 1,400
2,000 85 77 21.2 3.1 0.39 700
1,000 65 62 16.7 2.1 0.37 350
500 46 41 13.8 1.8 0.35 175
250 42 37 11.6 1.6 0.35 95

Cruise Liners (Post Panamax)

220,000 360 333 55.0 9.2 0.67 5,400 / 7,500 115,000

160,000 339 314 43.7 9.0 0.66 3,700 / 5,000 84,000
135,000 333 308 37.9 8.8 0.67 3,200 / 4,500 71,000
115,000 313 290 36.0 8.6 0.66 3,000 / 4,200 61,000
105,000 294 272 35.0 8.5 0.67 2,700 / 3,500 56,000
95,000 295 273 33.0 8.3 0.67 2,400 / 3,000 51,000
80,000 272 231 35.0 8.0 0.66 2,000 / 2,800 44,000

Cruise Liners (Panamax)

90,000 294 272 32.2 8.0 0.67 2,000 / 2,800 48,000

80,000 280 249 32.2 7.9 0.66 1,800 / 2,500 43,000
70,000 265 225 32.2 7.8 0.66 1,700 / 2,400 38,000
60,000 252 214 32.2 7.6 0.63 1,600 / 2,200 34,000
60,000 251 232 28.8 7.6 0.65 1,600 / 2,200 34,000
 50,000 234 199 32.2 7.1 0.62 1,400 / 1,800 29,000
50,000 232 212 28.0 7.4 0.64 1,400 / 1,800 29,000
40,000 212 180 32.2 6.5 0.62 1,200 / 1,600 24,000
40,000 210 193 27.1 7.0 0.64 1,200 / 1,600 24,000
35,000 192 164 32.0 6.3 0.62 1,000 / 1,400 21,000
35,000 205 188 26.3 6.8 0.61 1,000 / 1,400 21,000
30,000 190 175 25.0 6.7 0.61 850 / 1,200 18,200
25,000 180 165 24.0 6.6 0.60 700 / 1,000 16,200
20,000 169 155 22.5 6.5 0.60 600 / 800 14,000
15,000 152 140 21.0 6.4 0.60 350 / 500 11,500
10,000 134 123 18.5 5.8 0.59 280 / 400 8,000
5,000 100 90 16.5 5.6 0.59 200 / 300 5,000

Ocean-going Fishing Vessels

7,500 128 120 17.1 6.8 0.64 9,100

5,000 106 100 16.1 6.2 0.61 6,200
3,000 90 85 14.0 5.9 0.58 4,200
2,500 85 81 13.0 5.6 0.58 3,500
2,000 80 76 12.0 5.3 0.54 2,700
1,500 76 72 11.3 5.1 0.52 2,200
1,200 72 68 11.0 5.0 0.50 1,900
1,000 70 66 10.5 4.8 0.47 1,600
700 65 62 10.0 4.5 0.44 1,250
500 55 53 8.6 4.0 0.43 800
250 40 38 7.0 3.5 0.42 400
150 32 28 7.5 3.4 0.41 300

Coastal Fishing Vessels

100 27 23 7.0 3.1 0.39 200

75 25 22 6.6 2.8 0.40 165
50 21 17 6.2 2.7 0.39 115
25 15 12 5.5 2.6 0.37 65
15 11 9 5.0 2.3 0.37 40

Motor Yachts

- 160 135 21.8 5.5 - 9,500

- 140 120 23.5 5.0 - 7,000
- 120 102 18.5 4.9 - 4,500
- 100 85 16.5 4.8 - 3,500
- 70 60 13.5 3.8 - 1,600
- 60 51 12.0 3.6 - 1,100
- 50 43 9.0 3.5 - 700
- 45 39 8.5 3.3 - 500
- 40 24 8.0 3.0 - 250
- 30 25 7.5 2.9 - 150
- 20 17 5.5 2.7 - 50
Motor Boats

- 21 - 5.0 3.0 - 35
- 18 - 4.4 2.7 - 27
- 15 - 4.0 2.3 - 17
- 12 - 3.4 1.8 - 7
- 9 - 2.7 1.5 - 5
- 6 - 2.1 1.0 - 1

Sailing Yachts

90 68 13.5 6.5 - 1,500

70 52 11.5 6.0 - 1,000
60 42 11.2 5.5 - 650
50 38 9.5 5.0 - 550
40 35 9.3 4.5 - 190
30 28 7.2 3.6 - 125
20 18 5.5 3.0 - 40
15 11 4.5 2.5 - 13

Sailing Boats

12 11 3.8 2.3 - 10
10 10 3.5 2.1 - 5
6 6 2.4 1.5 - 2
5 4 2.0 1.0 - 1
3 2 1.5 0.5 - 1
∆m Lateral Lateral
In Ballast Windage: Windage: In
(t) Ballast (m2)
Fully Loaded
(m2)

6,400 11,000
5,700 9,700
5,400 9,200

5,100 8,600
4,900 8,200
4,600 7,700
4,300 7,300
4,000 6,800

3,750 6,200
3,400 5,700
3,100 5,100
2,750 4,500
2,450 4,000
2,250 3,700
2,150 3,500

1,900 3,000
1,650 2,600
1,400 2,200
1,100 1,800
760 1,200
500 800
400 600

4,500 8,700
4,400 8,500
4,250 8,200
4,000 7,700
3,600 6,900
3,250 5,900
3,000 5,400
2,700 4,800
2,450 4,200
2,050 3,500
1,700 2,800
1,400 2,300
1,200 1,800

8,400 9,300
7,000 7,700
6,200 6,800
6,000 6,500
4,150 4,600
2,900 3,300

8,300 8,800
7,550 8,000
5,650 6,000

5,600
5,250 6,200
4,600 5,800
4,150 5,100
3,500 4,600
2,150 3,900
1,500 2,500
1,050 1,700
1,200

11,000 12,500
10,700 12,000
10,100 11,300
9,500 10,500
8,700 9,500
8,000 8,700
7,200 7,800
6,900 7,500
6,500 7,000
6,100 6,500
5,800 6,100
5,500 5,800
5,400 5,700
5,200 5,500
5,300 5,500
4,900 5,100
4,500 4,700
4,150 4,300
3,750 3,900
3,550 3,700
3,350 3,500
2,900 3,000
2,400 2,500
2,000 2,100
1,800 1,900

7,500 7,800
6,850 7,100
6,200 6,400
5,600 5,800
5,100 5,300
4,600 4,800
4,250 4,400
3,750 3,900
3,100 3,200
2,200 2,300

3,250 4,500
3,000 4,100
2,700 3,700
2,360 3,200
2,100 2,800
1,770 2,400
1,380 1,800
900 1,200
620 800

5,700 6,900
5,400 6,500
4,850 5,800
4,300 5,100
3,850 4,600
3,400 4,000
2,600 3,000
2,000 2,200
1,300 1,400

6,150 6,500
5,200 5,500
4,300 4,500
3,300 3,500
2,650 2,800
2,450 2,600
2,350 2,500
2,200 2,300
2,100 2,200
1,900 2,000
1,800 1,900
1,700 1,800
1,420 1,500
950 1,000
760 800
570 600

1,850 2,000
1,550 1,650
1,250 1,250
1,120 1,200
1,070 1,150
820 900
460 500
420 450

15,700 16,000
13,800 14,100
13,100 13,400
11,950 12,200
10,800 11,000
10,400 10,600
8,800 9,000

10,400 10,600
9,100 9,300
8,500 8,700
7,250 7,400
7,850 8,000
6,450 6,600
6,850 7,000
5,600 5,700
5,900 6,000
4,800 4,900
5,500 5,600
4,600 4,700
3,920 4,000
3,430 3,500
2,940 3,000
2,350 2,400
1,570 1,600

810 840
650 670
550 570
500 520
470 490
430 450
400 420
380 400
345 360
290 300
190 200
135 140
PIANC Report WG 235 Appendix A: Vessel Data Spreadsheet Tables

PIANC Report WG 235 Appendix A: Vessel Data Spreadsheet Tables

Nominal Class Name Key Dimensions (Upper Values) Key Dimensions (Typical Ships)
DWT LOA Lbp B T LOA (m) Lbp B (m) Tmax Tb Moulded Air Draft
(GT where (m) (m) (m) Fully (m) Fully Depth (m)
noted) Laden (m) Laden (m) Ballast (m) Ballast
Midship
UON
(m)
Refer Note 5 Refer Notes 9, 10 & 12)

USERS MUST FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE NOTES TO THIS TABLE AS TO THE APPLICABILITY,
SOURCE, ACCURACY AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS DATA
Crude Oil & Larger Product Tankers (Shuttle Tankers similar)
450,000 ULCC 380 366 68.0 24.5 380 366 68.0 24.5 34.0 64
320,000 VLCC 340 327 60.0 22.6 333 320 60.0 22.6 30.5 64

0.45 to 0.65 Tmax Varies with

300,000 VLCC 339 330 60.0 22.7 333 316 60.0 21.6 29.7 64
280,000 VLCC 336 330 60.0 20.5 333 319 60.0 20.4 28.8 61

ballast load
193,000 VLCC 288 274 50.0 19.6 288 274 50.0 19.6 28.0 61
165,000 VLCC 281 270 50.0 17.3 274 264 50.0 17.1 23.1 50
150,000 Suezmax 274 264 50.0 17.6 274 264 50.0 16.0 23.2 50
115,000 Aframax 256 249 44.0 15.7 250 239 44.0 14.8 21.0 50
100,000 Aframax 253 242 45.7 14.7 248 238 43.0 13.5 19.8 50
70,000 Coastal/Panamax 236 229 36/32.2 13.7 228 219 32.2 13.6 19.8 50
60,000 Coastal/Panamax 229 219 32.2 12.8 214 207 32.2 12.3 18.5 47
Product, Chemical and Dual Product Tankers (Similar characteristics so combined as one type)
75,000 Long Range 1 229 221 40.0 14.7 229 220 32.2 14.7 20.8 48

Variable > 0.5 Tmax but

50,000 Medium Range 2 189 180 32.2 13.5 183 175 32.2 12.9 18.4 47

often back loaded

40,000 Medium Range 1 188 180 32.2 12.2 182 174 32.2 11.0 17.3 45
30,000 Medium Range 1 180 173 31.0 11.4 177 168 29.0 9.5 14.0 45
20,000 General Purpose 169 158 27.9 10.0 164 154 23.0 8.5 12.7 45
10,000 General Purpose 142 133 21.0 8.8 120 115 20.0 7.8 11.6 45
5,000 General Purpose 139 132 22.5 7.0 105 99 16.0 6.4 8.3 32
3,000 General Purpose 98 96 16.6 6.1 89 82 13.0 5.5 6.5 28
Bulk Carriers
400,000 Valemax 362 355 65.0 23.2 360 353 65.0 23.0 8.0 30.4 63
325,000 VLOC 340 327 60.0 23.0 333 327 60.0 22.7 7.7 29.8 63

Ballast draft is the likely minimum based on 90% prop

300,000 VLOC 330 328 60.0 22.2 327 318 55.0 21.6 7.5 29.3 63
250,000 VLOC 325 321 58.0 19.2 330 321 57.0 18.1 6.9 25.1 58

immersion and a trim of 1.2%. Max ≈ 0.5 Tmax

230,000 Large cape 325 315 58.0 19.2 325 315 52.5 18.2 6.7 24.3 58
200,000 Cape 300 294 50.0 18.4 300 290 50.0 18.0 6.5 24.1 54
185,000 Cape 300 294 47.5 18.5 290 280 47.0 18.0 6.3 24.4 54
170,000 Cape 291 280 47.0 18.5 291 279 45.0 17.8 6.2 24.2 54
150,000 Small Cape 273 265 46.0 17.6 273 260 43.0 17.4 6.0 23.9 51
120,000 Mini Cape 260 254 43.0 15.6 260 254 43.0 14.5 5.7 20.3 50
100,000 Post Panamax (wide) 250 245 43.0 14.6 250 245 43.0 13.2 5.5 18.5 50
100,000 Post Panamax (narrow) 240 236 38.0 14.6 240 236 38.0 14.5 5.5 20.0 50
85,000 Post Panamax 235 229 40.0 14.6 229 225 38.0 13.5 5.4 19.1 49
80,000 Panamax 229 226 32.2 14.7 229 222 32.2 14.5 5.4 20.1 49
70,000 Panamax 230 220 32.2 13.5 225 215 32.2 13.3 5.3 18.5 48
60,000 Supramax 200 196 32.2 13.1 200 195 32.2 13.0 5.2 18.6 48
50,000 Handymax 200 195 32.2 12.9 190 182 32.2 12.0 5.0 17.0 45
40,000 Handymax 200 190 32.0 11.6 180 177 30.0 10.7 4.8 15.0 45
30,000 Handy size 190 183 30.0 11.5 179 170 28.0 9.8 4.7 14.0 43
20,000 Handy size 166 156 25.0 9.9 155 144 23.7 9.2 4.5 13.0 39
10,000 Handy size 134 126 22.6 8.2 114 107 19.4 8.0 4.2 10.4 35
5,000 107 100 17.0 6.5 96 90 16.0 6.0 4.0 7.7 32

LNG Carriers (All types)

155,000 LNG-QMax 345 333 55.0 13.7 345 333 55.0 13.7 27.0 58
130,000 LNG-QMax 345 332 53.8 12.2 345 332 53.8 12.2 27.0 58
120,000 LNG-Qflex 315 304 50.0 13.6 315 304 50.0 13.6 27.0 58
107,000 LNG-Qflex 315 303 50.0 12.0 315 303 50.0 12.5 27.0 58
0.80 to 0.85 Tmax

98,000 LNG New Panamax 300 294 50.0 13.0 296 284 46.4 12.8 26.5 68
Usually in the order of

90,000 LNG New Panamax 300 292 48.9 13.0 289 275 45.6 12.5 26.0 68
80,000 LNG Conventional 300 285 49.0 12.5 289 274 48.0 12.3 26.5 68
70,000 LNG Conventional 298 283 47.2 12.0 274 260 47.2 11.8 26.5 68
40,000 LNG Conventional 220 211 35.0 10.0 220 211 35.0 10.0 22.5 59
11,000 LNG Small 156 146 28.0 8.2 151 140 28.0 7.7 16.0 45
20,000 Combination Gas/LPG 180 171 26.6 9.4 180 171 26.6 9.4 17.8 43
10,000 Combination Gas/LPG 137 127 19.8 8.3 137 127 19.8 8.3 11.5 38
LPG Carriers
64,000 LPG-Very Large Gas Carrier 230 225 36.6 13.6 228 217 36.0 13.6 22.6 55
50,000 LPG-Very Large Gas Carrier 230 223 36.6 12.1 230 219 36.6 10.9 20.4 55
Usually in the order of

43,000 LPG-Large Gas Carrier 205 195 33.2 12.6 205 195 32.2 11.9 20.8 55
0.75 to 0.8 Tmax

30,000 LPG-Medium Gas Carrier 196 186 30.0 11.6 182 172 29.4 10.4 18.0 55
22,000 LPG-Medium Gas Carrier 170 161 26.6 11.4 160 152 25.6 10.9 16.4 47
10,000 LPG-Small Gas Carrier 146 138 21.6 8.8 120 112 19.8 8.8 11.2 41
5,000 LPG-Small Gas Carrier 122 115 20.0 7.1 106 100 17.6 5.8 8.1 41
3,000 LPG-Small Gas Carrier 102 95 16.8 6.8 96 90 16.4 4.5 7.2 32
1,000 LPG-Small Gas Carrier 70 65 12.4 4.5 65 60 11.0 4.2 5.1 24

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PIANC Report WG 235 Appendix A: Vessel Data Spreadsheet Tables

Nominal Class Name Key Dimensions (Upper Values) Key Dimensions (Typical Ships)
DWT LOA Lbp B T LOA (m) Lbp B (m) Tmax Tb Moulded Air Draft
(GT where (m) (m) (m) Fully (m) Fully Depth (m)
noted) Laden (m) Laden (m) Ballast (m) Ballast
Midship
UON
(m)
Container Ships (Post-Panamax)
240,000 400 393 61.5 17.0 400 393 61.2 17.0 33.2 no data

loaded so the draft can vary between 0.6 & 1.0

225,000 400 394 61.5 16.5 400 383 61.0 16.5 33.2 76

Variable > 0.6 Tmax but almost always back

200 000 400 393 61.5 16.5 400 383 58.8 16.0 30.2 70
185,000 400 383 58.6 16.0 400 382 54.0 16.0 30.2 70
165,000 366 350 51.2 16.0 366 350 51.2 16.0 29.9 70
150,000 369 352 51.0 16.5 369 352 51.0 15.6 29.9 66
130,000 363 348 48.2 16.0 348 331 45.2 15.5 29.7 62
120,000 350 334 48.6 16.0 337 321 48.2 15.5 27.2 62

Tmax
110,000 353 337 48.2 15.0 300 286 48.2 14.5 24.6 59
100,000 340 325 45.8 15.0 334 319 42.8 14.5 24.6 59
90,000 320 304 46.0 15.0 316 302 45.6 14.5 25.0 57
80,000 306 293 43.4 14.6 304 292 40.0 14.0 24.2 57
70,000 285 271 40.3 14.5 280 266 40.3 14.0 24.1 57
65,000 272 261 40.0 14.0 255 244 37.3 13.9 22.0 55
60,000 255 242 37.4 13.5 249 235 37.4 13.5 22.1 54
52,000 267 250 37.3 12.8 228 218 37.3 12.5 19.3 54

Note:
1) Container ships are generally constructed around a beam that is a function of the number of container widths (2.44m) stored across the ship
from 4 wide at the smallest end up to 25 wide. Minor beam variations occur to some extent around design detail.
Container Ships (Panamax & smaller)
65,000   294 283 32.2 13.7 294 283 32.26 13.5 21.8 55

always back loaded so the draft can

60,000   292 277 32.2 13.5 275 262 32.26 13.5 21.5 54

Variable > 0.6 Tmax but almost

vary between 0.6 & 1.0 Tmax

55,000 294 281 32.2 13.5 261 249 32.26 13.0 19.3 54
50,000 282 266 37.3/32.2 13.0 261 249 32.26 12.6 19.3 54
45,000 272 243 35/32.2 12.5 247 232 32.26 12.3 19.3 54
40,000 245 232 35.2/32.2 12.5 233 220 32.26 11.8 17.1 54
35,000 226 212 32.2 12.8 210 199 30.2 11.5 16.7 54
30,000 205 193 30/32.2 11.6 199 187 30.2 11.2 17.5 54
25,000 199 186 32.2 11.0 185 176 30.0 9.5 16.5 53
20,000 182 170 28.0 10.8 170 161 25.0 9.5 14.2 49
15,000 165 151 27.1 9.6 147 135 25.0 9.0 13.7 47
10,000 143 133 23.0 8.0 140 133 20.5 7.5 10.5 43
General Cargo Vessels
55,000 190 187 32.2 12.9 190 187 32.2 12.9 18.5 60

always back loaded so the draft

can vary between 0.6 & 1.0 Tmax
Variable > 0.6 Tmax but almost
50,000 204 194 32.2 12.7 204 194 32.2 12.7 19.0 60
45,000 185 176 32.2 12.1 185 176 32.2 12.1 17.0 60
38,000 200 191 30.2 11.7 190 186 28.5 11.0 15.8 60
35,000 192 180 28.4 11.4 188 177 27.7 11.3 15.5 60
30,000 200 189 28.0 11.2 193 182 27.8 11.2 15.5 60
25,000 190 187 28.2 10.5 175 166 26.5 10.3 14.3 60
18,000 169 160 25.6 10.4 157 148 22.8 10.3 14.0 60
10,000 152 141 23.0 9.3 111 102 19.2 8.5 13.5 50
5,000 139 135 16.9 7.0 101 95 16.2 6.4 8.2 46
2,500 95 90 18.3 6.8 80 73 13.0 5.2 8.5 27
Refrigerated Cargo
22,000 190 180 30.7 10.5 190 180 30.7 10.5 15.5 43
No data Available.

15,000 185 175 25.2 10.3 145 136 23.6 10.0 15.7 43
Likely to be >

10,000 154 145 24.0 9.3 152 139 23.0 8.7 13.0 43
0.6Tmax

7,500 146 138 20.8 8.9 134 127 20.2 7.1 10.3 40
5,000 129 122 19.0 7.5 121 113 16.6 6.9 10.0 31
2,000 97 87 14.2 5.8 89 81 12.5 5.3 6.8 30
1,000 85 76 13.0 4.9 85 76 13.0 4.3 6.5 no data
500 67 61 11.5 4.5 67 61 11.5 4.0 6.0 no data
Freight RoRo Ships
55,000 296 287 37.6 11.5 296 287 37.6 11.5 23.0
Likely to be > 0.6Tmax

45,000 250 237 38.7 11.5 240 220 37.5 11.5 20.0 limited
No data Available.

30,000 236 222 36.2 10.0 236 222 36.2 9.8 13.9 data
25,000 238 230 36.0 9.8 211 197 32.26 9.8 13.5
18,000 238 230 38.6 9.0 205 190 25.5 8.5 15.7 53
10,000 210 198 28.0 8.0 193 182 26.0 7.4 16.7 46
5,000 160 150 25.0 6.8 142 133 23.0 5.7 16.3 38
2,500 108 100 18.6 5.4 92 79 18.0 4.2 7.9 33

Note: Many RORO ships also carry Containers or General Cargo to various degree's and others are RORO only. This results significant
variation in vessel parameters, GT and displacement. The values listed above are usual maximums ignore one off special vessels.
 

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Nominal Class Name Key Dimensions (Upper Values) Key Dimensions (Typical Ships)
DWT LOA Lbp B T LOA (m) Lbp
(m) Tmax B Tb Moulded Air Draft
(GT where (m) (m) (m) Fully (m)
Fully Depth (m)
noted) Laden (m) Laden (m) Ballast (m) Ballast
Midship
Note: Many RORO ships also carry Containers or General Cargo to various degree's and others are RORO only. This results significant
UON
variation in vessel parameters, GT and displacement. The values listed above are usual maximums ignore one off special
(m) vessels.
Car Carriers  
50,000 265 249 32.2 12.3 265 249 32.26 12.3 22.0 49

No data Available. Likely to be >

40,000 265 250 32.2 12.3 245 226 32.26 11.8 32.5 49
30,000 232 222 32.2 11.6 231 219 32.26 11.3 34.7 49
25,000 232 224 36.5 11.0 230 224 32.26 10.3 35.1 48
200 196 38.0 10.2 200 189 35.40 10.0 33.0 48
20,000

0.6Tmax
200 192 32.2 11.0 200 190 32.26 10.0 33.8 48
18,000 200 196 38.0 10.0 200 192 32.26 9.6 35.8 48
15,000 200 192 36.5 10.0 180 172 30.00 9.2 33.5 46
12,000 183 171 32.2 9.1 183 170 31.50 9.0 31.8 43
7,000 173 163 30.2 7.9 140 131 22.70 7.4 23.3 limited data

5,000 165 157 27.6 7.5 140 131 22.40 6.4 23.0 41
2,500 129 118 21.2 5.6 116 108 17.20 5.1 12.0 40
RoPax
Values highly variable . Designers should seek specific data from the port and/or service operators.
Ferries (Passenger vessels excluding cruise ships)
GT Key Dimensions (Range)
14,000 130 - 147 123 - 130 22.2 - 23.4 4.4 - 5.9 147 130 23.4 5.9 13.4

No Reliable Data
Not Applicable
6,000 75 - 118 68 - 105 16.9 - 23.7 4.2 - 5.4 100 91 18.0 4.2 9.4
3,000 66 - 108 54 - 100 13.0 - 24.0 2.3 - 5.5 97 88 13.8 5.2 8.8
1,000 38 - 83 32 - 72 9.0 - 20.0 1.6 - 3.9 66 58 10.0 3.0 4.1
700 38 - 70 33 - 70 8.0 - 14.2 1.1 - 4.4 67 54 10.5 4.2 6.5
400 32 - 52 29 - 46 6.6 - 12.9 1.1 - 4.7 49 42 11.5 2.5 4.0
200 20 - 57 19 - 42 4.7 - 15 0.8 - 3.7 43 38 8.3 2.1 3.3
Cruise Liners
GT * Refer Comments
225,000 362 331 47.0 9.3 362 331 47.0 9.3 22.6 70

Variation is minimal from fully laden draft

185,000 337 325 43.0 8.8 337 325 42.0 8.8 11.8 70
170,000 348 320 43.0 10.3*/8.9 339 312 41.0 8.8 12.1 70
140,000 343 306 39.7 10.3*/9.1 311 275 38.6 8.3 11.7 68
120,000 319 294 37.5 8.6 317 294 36.8 8.6 11.3 66
100,000 300 273 35.8 8.6 272 230 35.5 8.3 11.2 66
80,000 301 259 32.2 8.5 281 258 32.26 8.0 20.1 66
60,000 246 220 32.2 8.2 238 203 32.26 8.1 11.0 66
40,000 226 205 32.6 8.4 210 177 28.0 6.8 8.8 66
30,000 207 170 28.3 7.7 181 158 25.5 6.0 18.1 66
20,000 190 180 32.0 8.6 167 147 24.0 6.6 13.5 66
15,000 187 156 26.5 7.6 156 134 22.0 5.9 16.3 66
10,000 163 141 21.9 6.3 133 112 19.0 5.0 12.4 65
5,000 136 122 20.5 6.9 100 90 16.2 4.7 7.0 65
2,500 112 103 15.6 6.6 97 78 14.9 4.9 8.5 58
1,000 84 73 13.5 4.7 84 73 11.9 4.1 5.2 58
Fishing Vessels > 200 GT (includes fish carriers but not specialist vessels such as factory ships, fishery patrol, research, seal catchers and the like)
GT
13,000 155 142 24.0 9.6 153 142 22.3 9.0 13.6
9,000 141 131 23.0 8.0 108 100 21.0 7.3 8.4
6,000 129 118 21.0 8.0 114 107 17.0 6.9 10.2
3,000 105 95 18.0 8.5 92 80 15.2 6.5 9.4
No Reliable Data
Not Applicable

2,000 108 95 15.0 8.4 75 70 13.5 6.2 6.5

1,500 85 75 15.0 7.9 65 60 13.0 6.4 8.3
1,000 78 73 12.6 6.9 53 46 10.6 6.1 7.0
600 71 61 15.7 6.3 54 46 10.4 5.1 7.1
400 71 59 12.3 6.0 55 50 9.0 3.4 4.0
300 68 57 14.5 5.0 47 43 7.8 3.3 3.6
250 52 47 15.0 5.2 44 35 7.5 3.2 4.0
200 60 52 12.2 5.5 38 32 8.3 3.7 3.9

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Nominal Class Name Key Dimensions (Upper Values) Key Dimensions (Typical Ships)
DWT LOA Lbp B T LOA (m) Lbp B (m) Tmax Tb Moulded Air Draft
(GT where (m) (m) (m) Fully (m) Fully Depth (m)
noted) Laden (m) Laden (m) Ballast (m) Ballast
Midship
UON
(m)
NOTES TO TABLE
It is important for the user to understand the applicability, source, accuracy and limitations of the vessel data provided in Appendix A. The
following should be carefully noted:
This table is part of PIANC Marcom report WG235 “Ship Dimensions and data for design of Marine Infrastructure” and should be used in
conjunction with the report. Data is based on ‘IHS Seaweb’ data base between September 2017 and May 2020. Vessels sizes are
defined by the capacity appropriate to that vessel type, usually DWT or GT, as noted in the table.
‘IHS Seaweb’ data on displacement, air draught, and some secondary capacity units (e.g., cars, passengers, and the like) has
incomplete coverage.
Over time, specific industry demands can lead to changes in vessel design and classes and future vessel design will subsequently
change over time.
Vessel design does not follow linear patterns and sizes are not uniformly distributed. Details will also vary with country of design, vessel
type, vessel class and purpose. Variability increases with decreasing vessel size.
Vessel size distributions are not uniform, and the selected table vessel size reflect the characteristics of the world fleet for that vessel
type. This results in a non-uniform step in sizes for some vessel types. The vessel size distributions used in the tables are based on the
fleet size distribution at the date of the publication of the guideline.
Vessel dimensions, for a given size, are taken from a range of capacities above and below the nominal capacity. This range varies with
the number of vessels around that size, with a greater range used where the number of vessels is smaller.
Variability of all vessel characteristics is greater for smaller vessels.
Designers should seek more specific data for ports where limits apply to laden draught, LOA, beam, or air draught.
Vessel Dimensions:
Upper values – are for planning and in most cases do not occur together. Unusual and special application vessels are excluded (e.g.,
special purpose, some product specific vessels and mixed cargo vessels such as Ore/Bulk/Oil (OBO).
Design values – are representative of a ‘real’ ship. There will be variations around this value as capacity can be achieved by various
combinations of length, beam and draught.
Laden vessel draughts:
Maximum Summer load line draught is listed in all cases
Container and general cargo laden vessel draughts can vary with the effective density of the cargo as they are typically volume limited.
Nevertheless, the maximum summer draught should be used for port planning and design unless port specific studies have been carried
out to determine a lower value.
RORO and car carrier vessels are also volume limited and rarely draw the maximum summer draught. For port planning it is likely a
lower design draught can be adopted. It is recommended that the design draught adopted should be agreed with the port authority.
Bulk vessels are usually fully laden and hence will typically have the same laden draught on every voyage unless draught is limited by
the source or destination port(s).
The mean draught for LNG and LPG carriers is typically less than the summer draught; however, the draught at the stern can exceed the
summer draught by up to 10% because of trim, particularly for smaller size vessels. For port planning the design draught should be
checked for vessel trim and the impact it may have on a safe UKC.
Displacement will vary between vessel designs of the same capacity. The values in the table notionally represent a 90th percentile
(nominal P90) value by observation only. These values will not match the typical ship because of variation between vessels of the same
size. They are intended only for use in berthing energy calculations as the characteristic displacement. Alternative methods of assessing
displacement are described in Section 3.3.
Air draught values are based on vessel in ballast condition using the stern draught. Allowance for vessel trim should be added to this
where appropriate. The values are useful for general guidance, however, critical clearances to any overhead structures should always be
checked against current data bases for the appropriate range of shipping. Air draught is not a function of vessel size and smaller vessels
can have larger air draughts than maximum design vessels in some cases.
Wind Areas:
Wind areas are provided for tankers, dry bulk carriers, container, Cruise, RoRo, Car carrier, LPG and LNG vessels only in fully laden and
ballast conditions. Cruise ship draughts are taken as design draught and assumed not to vary significantly.
Wind area in ballast assumes the following midships draught;
For dry bulk vessels, it is based on 90% propellor immersion and a trim of 1.2% (i.e. draught at the bow is smaller).
For tankers 50% of maximum draught.
For container vessels 60% of the maximum draught.
For Gas Carriers 78% of the maximum draught for LNG and 75% of the maximum draught for LPG.
These areas can be adjusted for a different draught.
Wind areas have been estimated from scaled measurements against a small range of vessels in each category and have been fitted to a
modified trendline to cover nominally 90% of the vessels measured. Wind areas ignore any shielding from port structures.
Values for smaller vessels are more variable and may be less accurate.
Block coefficient (Cb) varies with the vessel hull shape and establishing a typical value is difficult and hence only a range is provided.
Where a value is required for an empirical formula, an average value is suggested.
Parallel hull dimensions vary with the height above the keel. Where values are indicated these are typical and at the water line for the
given draught condition. Note, there will be a small proportion of vessels outside the range indicated.
Manifold locations are the typical range for the centre of the tanker manifold, measured from the stern. Note, there will be a small
proportion of vessels outside the range indicated.

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Nominal Capacity & Displacement Wind Area
DWT Cargo Cb Displacem't Displacem't Lateral Lateral Approx. Longitudinal Longitudinal
(GT where Capacity Fully Laden (t) In Ballast (t) Windage: Windage: In Centroid of Windage: Windage: In
noted) Approx. Approx. Ballast (m2) area from Fully Ballast (m2)
(units Range Fully Loaded stern Loaded (m2)
as noted) Don’t use to calculate Cb (m2) (%LOA)

Refer Note 5 Refer Notes 2,10 & 14 Refer Note 13

USERS MUST FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE NOTES TO THIS TABLE AS TO THE
APPLICABILITY, SOURCE, ACCURACY AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS DATA
Crude Oil & Larger Product
t Tankers (Shuttle Tankers similar)
450,000 436,500 0.78 510,000 5,500 10,000 1,400 2,250

Typically about 50% of fully laden

320,000 310,400 0.78 - 0.80 370,000 4,700 8,300 1,320 2,000
300,000 291,000 0.77 - 0.82 350,000 4,600 8,100 1,300 1,950
280,000 268,800 0.77 - 0.80 325,000 4,400 7,800 44% laden 1,270 1,900

displacement
193,000 185,280 0.79 - 0.81 230,000 3,700 6,300 47% ballast 1,100 1,650
165,000 158,400 0.79 - 0.81 190,000 3,400 5,800 1,050 1,500
150,000 142,500 0.75 - 0.80 177,000 3,300 5,500 1,030 1,450
115,000 109,250 0.78 - 0.81 135,000 2,900 5,000 970 1,300
100,000 95,000 0.78 - 0.79 120,000 2,750 4,600 930 1,250
70,000 65,800 0.81 - 0.84 83,000 2,350 3,900 43% laden 850 1,100
60,000 56,400 0.79 - 0.84 75,000 2,200 3,600 46% ballast 800 1,050
Product, Chemical and
t Dual Product Tankers (Similar characteristics so combined as one type)
75,000 70,500 0.78 - 0.83 91,000 2,400 3,950 860 1,130
fully laden displacement
Typically about 50% of

50,000 47,000 0.77 - 0.81 62,500 2,050 3,250 43% laden 770 950
40,000 37,500 0.76 - 0.79 52,000 1,950 3,000 46% ballast 680 870
30,000 28,000 0.67 - 0.78 38,000 1,800 2,700 570 750
20,000 18,500 0.72 - 0.79 26,000 1,400 2,000 41% laden 400 570
10,000 9,200 0.66 - 0.80 15,000 900 1,500 45% ballast 320 400
5,000 4,500 0.62 - 0.79 8,500 500 900 38% laden 250 300
3,000 2,700 0.64 - 0.84 4,500 400 600 42% ballast 230 260
Bulk Carriers t
400,000 384,000 0.83 - 0.84 450,000 211,000 4,400 9,700 1,450 2,400
325,000 312,000 0.82 - 0.87 380,000 188,000 4,300 8,700 1,400 2,200
300,000 288,000 0.79 - 0.87 340,000 168,000 4,000 8,500 44% laden 1,350 2,100
250,000 240,000 0.84 - 0.85 290,000 138,000 3,750 7,600 47% ballast 1,250 1,900
230,000 220,800 0.84 - 0.85 260,000 124,000 3,600 7,200 1,200 1,800
200,000 192,000 0.84 - 0.87 230,000 108,000 3,350 6,800 1,100 1,680
185,000 177,600 0.84 - 0.86 215,000 100,000 3,150 6,500 1,050 1,600
170,000 163,200 0.84 - 0.86 195,000 92,000 3,000 6,300 1,000 1,500
150,000 142,500 0.83 - 0.86 172,000 82,000 2,850 5,850 930 1,400
120,000 114,000 0.83 - 0.86 140,000 69,000 2,600 4,800 850 1,250
100,000 95,000 0.82 - 0.84 120,000 59,000 2,500 4,550 43% laden 800 1,100
100,000 95,000 0.82 - 0.86 110,000 59,000 2,400 4,550 46% ballast 700 1,000
85,000 80,750 0.81 - 0.89 95,000 48,000 2,300 4,100 750 1,050
80,000 76,000 0.87 - 0.89 95,000 46,000 2,150 4,000 730 1,000
70,000 65,800 0.83 - 0.85 80,000 41,000 2,100 3,800 700 950
60,000 56,400 0.84 - 0.86 72,000 36,000 2000** 3500** 650** 900**
** These are
50,000 47,000 0.81 - 0.91 62,000 31,000 1900** 3300** 600** ungeared 850**
40,000 37,200 0.81 - 0.86 50,000 26,000 1850** 3000** 550** areas. Add 15 750**
to 20% of
30,000 27,900 0.80 - 0.88 39,000 20,500 1700** 2700** 520** 650**
ballast wind
20,000 18,200 0.79 - 0.88 26,000 15,000 1600** 2300** 41% laden 460** area for wind 550**
10,000 8,900 0.76 - 0.84 14,000 9,000 1400** 1800** 45% ballast 400** area of Geared 470**
5,000 4,450 0.62 - 0.79 7,000 4,000 600** 900** 200** Ships 250**
LNG Wind Area is for "Membrane" type only. For "Moss" type refer
LNG Carriers (All types)
m3
Appendix B (data is limited)
155,000 267,000 0.77 206,000 8,400 9,400 1,950 2,100
Typically about 80% of fully laden

130,000 261,000 0.77 179,000 8,300 9,200 1,850 2,000

120,000 216,000 0.75 165,000 8,200 9,050 1,800 1,950
107,000 211,000 0.74 150,000 8,000 8,800 1,750 1,900
displacement

98,000 175,000 0.71 - 0.75 135,000 7,600 8,400 1,650 1,800

90,000 160,000 0.71 - 0.80 125,000 7,300 8,000 1,550 1,700
80,000 145,000 0.64 - 0.72 114,000 6,800 7,500 1,500 1,600
70,000 130,000 0.65 - 0.72 105,000 6,400 7,000 1,400 1,500
40,000 75,000 0.74 58,000 4,100 4,500 1,080 1,150
11,000 19,000 0.6 - 0.73 20,000 2,300 2,500 450 500
20,000 30,000 0.69 32,000
10,000 16,500 0.70 16,500
LPG Carriers m3
64,000 90,000 0.74 85,000 3,550 4,100 960 1,050
Typically about 80% of fully

50,000 73,000 0.72 - 0.76 69,000 3,300 3,750 920 980

laden displacement

43,000 59,000 0.72 - 0.75 60,000 3,100 3,550 45% to 50% 860 930
30,000 37,000 0.71 - 0.76 42,000 2,650 3,000 770 820
22,000 22,000 0.68 - 0.74 33,000 2,200 2,500 670 720
10,000 12,000 0.68 - 0.75 16,000 1,350 1,550 450 480
5,000 6,000 0.67 - 0.74 8,800 950 1,050 42% to 46% 340 360
3,000 3,500 0.59 - 0.7 5,200 800 850 290 300
1,000 1,500 0.57 - 0.68 2,000 600 650 230 240

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Nominal Capacity & Displacement Wind Area

DWT Cargo Cb Displacem't Displacem't Lateral Lateral Approx. Longitudinal Longitudinal
(GT where Capacity Fully Laden (t) In Ballast (t) Windage: Windage: In Centroid of Windage: Windage: In
noted) Approx. Approx. Ballast (m2) area from Fully Ballast (m2)
(units Range Fully Loaded stern Loaded (m2)
as noted) Don’t use to calculate Cb (m2) (%LOA)

Container Ships (Post-Panamax)

TEU
240,000 24,000 0.73 307,000 19,000 21,500 3,400 3,750
225,000 23,700 0.70 - 0.72 285,000 18,000 20,500 3,200 3,550
200 000 20,000 0.69 - 0.71 265,000 16,500 19,000 2,900 3,250

Variable use only port specific data

185,000 19,000 0.65 - 0.75 243,000 15,000 17,800 2,700 3,100
165,000 15,000 0.69 - 0.73 211,000 14,400 16,700 2,550 2,900
150,000 14,000 0.67 - 0.71 195,000 13,700 15,700 47% laden 2,350 2,750
130,000 11,500 0.68 - 0.73 172,000 12,200 14,700 48% ballst 2,150 2,450
120,000 10,000 0.66 - 0.72 160,000 11,700 13,700 2,000 2,300
110,000 9,000 0.65 - 0.71 145,000 10,900 12,900 1,880 2,150
100,000 8,700 0.61 - 0.73 136,000 10,000 12,000 1,750 2,000
90,000 8,500 0.59 - 0.73 123,000 9,100 11,000 1,650 1,900
80,000 6,800 0.59 - 0.70 108,000 8,200 10,000 1,550 1,800
70,000 6,000 0.61 - 0.68 96,000 7,500 9,200 1,450 1,650
65,000 5,500 0.65 - 0.69 88,000 7,100 8,700 45% laden 1,400 1,570
60,000 5,200 0.61 - 0.67 82,000 6,700 8,200 46% ballst 1,250 1,500
52,000 4,300 0.61 - 0.66 72,000 6,100 7,400 1,000 1,150

Note:
2) The TEU v dwt capacity (i.e. TEU per dwt) will vary with ship design, container stack height and stacking layout so some
variations from the above figures will occur.
Container Ships  (Panamax
TEU & smaller)
65,000 5,000 0.67 - 0.71 88,000 7,100 8,700 1,400 1,570
  5,000
Variable use only port specific

60,000 0.66 - 0.73 83,000 6,700 8,200 1,250 1,500

55,000 4,500 0.66 - 0.70 72,000 6,300 7,600 1,250 1,400
50,000 4,200 0.65 - 0.70 68,000 6,000 7,100 1,150 1,300
45,000 3,500 0.60 - 0.72 62,000 5,600 6,700 45% laden 1,050 1,200
40,000 3,200 0.63 - 0.70 56,000 5,100 6,300 46% ballst 950 1,100
data

35,000 2,800 0.59 - 0.68 46,000 4,600 5,700 950 1,050

30,000 2,500 0.59 - 0.76 43,000 4,000 5,100 900 1,000
25,000 2,200 0.62 - 0.71 36,000 3,500 4,600 850 950
20,000 1,500 0.62 - 0.70 28,000 3,000 4,000 750 850
15,000 1,200 0.58 - 0.72 22,000 2,800 3,650 650 750
10,000 800 0.64 - 0.76 15,000 2,500 3,300 550 650
General Cargo Vessels
GT Often not fully laden
55,000 34,900 0.85 68,000
General Cargo vessel topside wind areas vary with the purpose
Variable use only port specific

50,000 37,500 0.83 68,000

of the vessel. Total wind areas can be as low as the equivalent
45,000 28,200 0.81 57,000 LOA geared bulk carriers or as high as the equivalent LOA
38,000 26,600 0.77 - 0.87 53,000 container vessel.
35,000 25,000 0.8 - 0.88 47,000  
It is recommended that specific data should be sort from the
data

30,000 23,200 0.73 - 0.83 42,500

terminal operator.
25,000 19,000 0.77 - 0.84 35,000
18,000 16,000 0.67 - 0.81 29,000
10,000 7,500 0.66 - 0.87 17,000
5,000 3,500 0.70 - 0.88 7,500
2,500 1,750 0.71 - 0.9 4,000
Refrigerated Cargo GT highly variable at the smaller end
22,000 21,500 0.64 38,000
Variable use only port

15,000 15,000 0.46 - 0.66 25,000

10,000 10,500 0.55 - 0.65 17,000
specific data

7,500 7,000 0.58 - 0.73 13,000

5,000 4,500 0.56 - 0.74 11,000
2,000 2,500 0.62 - 0.70 3,600
1,000 2,500 0.60 - 0.71 3,000
500 1,000 0.54 - 0.66 1,700
Freight RoRo ShipsGT Often not fully laden
55,000 100,000 0.70 90,000
Variable use only port

45,000 0.61 - 0.75 68,000

Poor correlation with DWT, best estimated using GT
specific data

30,000 0.64 - 0.71 53,000

Highly Variable

25,000 0.58 - 0.71 45,000 Refer Charts in Appendix

18,000 0.60 - 0.73 37,000
10,000 0.51 - 0.74 23,000 B for details
5,000 0.54 - 0.71 11,000
2,500 high variation 5,000

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DWT Cargo Cb Displacem't Displacem't Lateral Lateral Approx. Longitudinal Longitudinal
(GT where Capacity Fully Laden (t) In Ballast (t) Windage: Windage: In Centroid of Windage: Windage: In
noted) Approx. Approx. Ballast (m2) area from Fully Ballast (m2)
(units Range Fully Loaded stern Loaded (m2)
as noted) Don’t use to calculate Cb (m2) (%LOA)

Car Carriers CARS Often not fully laden

50,000 limited data 0.73 75,000
40,000 limited data 0.68 - 0.73 70,000

Variable use only port specific

30,000 8,000 0.61 - 0.68 55,000
25,000 8,000 0.57 - 0.72 48,000
7,500 limited data Poor correlation with DWT, best estimated using GT
20,000 42,000
6,500 0.54 - 0.61

data
Refer Charts in Appendix
18,000 6,500 0.54 - 0.68 37,000
15,000 5,000 0.55 - 0.58 35,000 B for details
12,000 4,800 0.54 - 0.65 27,000
7,000 2,200 0.51 - 0.61 16,000
5,000 2,000 0.53 - 0.65 12,000
2,500 800 high variation 6,500
RoPax Often not fully laden

Ferries (Passenger vessels excluding cruise ships)

GT Passengers
Ferry designs are too variable to provide reliable area and shape
14,000 1,500 - 3,000 0.56 - 0.60 11,000
No Reliable Data

parameters. Designers should seek specific information on vessel

Not Applicable
6,000 1,000 - 1,900 0.53 - 0.67 5,000 characteristics from terminal operators.
3,000 400 - 6,000 Values variable .
1,000 400 - 2,000 Designers should seek
700 200 - 1,000 specific data. If none
available use Cb = 0.55
400 150 - 600
min
200 50 - 500
Cruise Liners Passengers
GT
225,000 5,000 / 6,500 0.71 105,000 17,500 2,800
185,000 5,000 / 6,500 0.71 87,000 no data no data
170,000 5,000 / 5,700 0.71 84,000
140,000 3,200 / 5.200 0.69 - 0.79 74,000 13,500 2,100
120,000 3,000 / 4,000 0.68 - 0.76 64,000 12,100 1,870
Not Applicable

Not Applicable

100,000 2,500 / 3,500 0.68 - 0.74 54,000 10,800 Approx 1,650

Not Applicable
80,000 2,300/3,200 0.66 - 0.70 45,000 9,200 50% 1,450
60,000 800/1,800 0.60 - 0.70 35,000 7,700 all cases 1,230
40,000 600/1,800 0.60 - 0.71 26,000 6,000 1,030
30,000 400/1,000 0.59 - 0.68 20,000 5,200 900
20,000 200/1,000 0.53 - 0.67 15,000 4,200 800
15,000 200/800 0.53 - 0.62 12,000 3,700 750
10,000 200/800 0.52 - 0.68 9,000 3,300 700
5,000 50/350 0.51 - 0.69 5,000
2,500 50/200 0.40 - 0.81 3,200 no data no data
1,000 50/200 0.3 - 0.52 1,000
Fishing Vessels > 200 GT (includes fish carriers but not specialist vessels such as factory ships, fishery patrol, research, seal catchers and the like)
GT
13,000 0.57 - 0.68 21,000
9,000 limited data 16,000 Fishing Vessel designs are too variable to provide reliable area
6,000 0.5 - 0.72 11,000 parameters. Designers should seek specific information on vessel
characteristics from terminal operators.
3,000 0.48 - 0.7 6,000
Not Applicable

Not Applicable

2,000
Values too variable.
1,500 Designers should seek
1,000 specific data
600
400
300
250
200 Indicates data not available or in preperation

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DWT Cargo Cb Displacem't Displacem't Lateral Lateral Approx. Longitudinal Longitudinal
(GT where Capacity Fully Laden (t) In Ballast (t) Windage: Windage: In Centroid of Windage: Windage: In
noted) Approx. Approx. Ballast (m2) area from Fully Ballast (m2)
(units Range Fully Loaded stern Loaded (m2)
as noted) Don’t use to calculate Cb (m2) (%LOA)

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Nominal Hull Shape Manifold Mooring Winch Drums No's Comment

Connection from
DWT Parallel Side Parallel Side Parallel Side Parallel Side Centreline F'castle Main Main Deck Aft/Poop

Shore Power
(GT where Ballast %LOA Laden %LOA Centre Centre Location Deck Deck (aft) Deck
noted) (Ballast) (Laden) Typical % (fwd)

Stern
%LOA from %LOA from LOA from
bow bow Stern

Refer Note 5 Refer Note 15 Refer Note 16 Indicative - Variations do occur

USERS MUST FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE NOTES TO THIS TABLE AS TO THE APPLICABILITY,
SOURCE, ACCURACY AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS DATA
Crude Oil & Larger Product Tankers (Shuttle Tankers similar)
450,000 42% 51% 50 - 51% 6 6 4 8
320,000 33 - 50% 47 - 63% 6 2 or 4 2 or 4 6
300,000 30 - 51% 40 - 56% 43 - 48% 48 - 52%
280,000 39 - 43% 47 - 49%
193,000 limited data
165,000 40 - 47% 47 - 52% 48 - 52% 6 2 2 6
150,000 35 - 52% 47 - 60%
115,000 44 - 48% 48 - 56%
100,000 36 - 46% 45 - 55% 44 - 50% 49 - 55%
70,000 49 - 62% 56 - 60% 4 or 6 0-2 0-2 4 or 6
60,000 47 - 62% 51 - 68%
Product, Chemical and Dual Product Tankers (Similar characteristics so combined as one type)
75,000 43 - 54% 50 - 64% 4 or 6 2 2 4 or 6 small sample
50,000 41 - 58% 50 - 64% 46 - 52%
40,000 37 - 49% 44 - 56% small sample
30,000 37 - 45% 48 - 60% 44 - 52% 47 - 56% small sample
20,000 32 - 53% 41 - 57% 46 - 56% 4 0-2 0-2 4 small sample
10,000 34 - 48% 39 - 59%
5,000 limited data 41 - 57% 2 0 0 2 maximum vessel has low draft
3,000
Bulk Carriers
400,000 7 2 2 7
325,000
300,000
250,000 wide beam class shallow draft
230,000
200,000 6 2 2 6
185,000
Not Applicable

170,000
150,000
120,000
100,000 No Data Available at time of publication - Likely wide beam
100,000 to be similar to Tankers narrow beam (Panamax)
85,000 Post Panamax wide beam
80,000 4 or 6 1 or 2 1 or 2 4 or 6 A few wider Post Panamax in this size
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000 4 0 0 4
30,000
20,000
10,000 Variable
5,000

LNG Carriers (All types)

155,000 Cryogenic Liquid Gas Carriers
130,000 51%
120,000
107,000 50 - 51%
98,000
90,000
80,000 48 - 53%
70,000
40,000
11,000
20,000 Pressurised Gas Carriers
10,000
LPG Carriers
64,000 Cryogenic Liquid Gas Carriers
50,000
43,000 48 - 52%
30,000
22,000
10,000 48 - 54% Most are Semi-Pressured Gas Carriers
5,000
3,000 43 - 55%
1,000 Pressurised Gas Carriers

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Nominal Hull Shape Manifold Mooring Winch Drums No's Comment

Connection from
DWT Parallel Side Parallel Side Parallel Side Parallel Side Centreline F'castle Main Main Deck Aft/Poop

Shore Power
(GT where Ballast %LOA Laden %LOA Centre Centre Location Deck Deck (aft) Deck
noted) (Ballast) (Laden) Typical % (fwd)

Stern
%LOA from %LOA from LOA from
bow bow Stern

Container Ships (Post-Panamax)

240,000 8 2 2 8
225,000 6 2 2 6
200 000
185,000
165,000

Not Applicable
150,000
130,000
120,000
110,000
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
65,000
60,000
52,000

ght and stacking layout so some

Container Ships (Panamax & smaller)

65,000
60,000
55,000
50,000 A few ships > Panamax beam
45,000 A few ships > Panamax beam
Not Applicable

40,000 A few ships > Panamax beam

35,000
30,000
25,000 4 0 0 4
20,000
15,000 Variable
10,000
General Cargo Vessels
55,000
50,000
45,000
38,000
Not Applicable

35,000
30,000
25,000
18,000
10,000 Smaller sizes are highly variable
5,000
2,500
Refrigerated Cargo
22,000
15,000
10,000
Not Applicable

7,500
5,000
2,000
1,000
500
Freight RoRo Ships
55,000
45,000
Not Applicable

30,000
25,000
18,000
10,000
5,000
2,500

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Nominal Hull Shape Manifold Mooring Winch Drums No's Comment

Connection from
DWT Parallel Side Parallel Side Parallel Side Parallel Side Centreline F'castle Main Main Deck Aft/Poop

Shore Power
(GT where Ballast %LOA Laden %LOA Centre Centre Location Deck Deck (aft) Deck
noted) (Ballast) (Laden) Typical % (fwd)

Stern
%LOA from %LOA from LOA from
bow bow Stern

Car Carriers
50,000 only 1 vessel of this size as of 2020
40,000
30,000

Not Applicable
25,000

20,000 Mostly Panamax beam but some greater

18,000
Mostly Panamax beam but some greater
15,000
12,000
7,000
5,000
2,500
RoPax

Ferries (Passenger vessels excluding cruise ships)

GT
Ferry designs are too variable to provide reliable Arrangements too variable .
14,000 area and shape parameters. Designers should Note: Data includes multihull fast vessels
Designers should seek specific data
6,000 seek specific information on vessel Applicable but does not identify hull type reliably.
3,000 characteristics from terminal operators. Many ferries also carry vehicles and
cargo. The net effect is the data is very
Not

1,000
mixed. Designers should seek specific
700 vessel data from operators for the basis
400 of design
200
Cruise Liners
GT
225,000
185,000 Queen Mary 2: draft = 10.3m, LOA = 345, B
170,000 = 41, disp= 80,000t
140,000
120,000
100,000
Not Applicable

80,000
60,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
2,500
1,000
Fishing Vessels > 200 GT (includes fish carriers but not specialist vessels such as factory ships, fishery patrol, research, seal catchers and the like)
GT
13,000
9,000 Fishing Vessel designs are too variable to Arrangements too variable .
provide reliable hull shape parameters. Designers should seek specific
6,000
Designers should seek specific information on data.
3,000 Smaller Vessels use bitts not
vessel characteristics from terminal operators.
Not Applicable

Not Applicable

2,000 winches
1,500
1,000
600
400
300
250
200 Indicates data not available or in preperation

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Nominal Hull Shape Manifold Mooring Winch Drums No's Comment

Connection from
DWT Parallel Side Parallel Side Parallel Side Parallel Side Centreline F'castle Main Main Deck Aft/Poop

Shore Power
(GT where Ballast %LOA Laden %LOA Centre Centre Location Deck Deck (aft) Deck
noted) (Ballast) (Laden) Typical % (fwd)

Stern
%LOA from %LOA from LOA from
bow bow Stern

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