Saturday 14 January 2012

Seafarers Fatigue Film - Cardiff University

Seafaring as the job has changed during recent years drastically. Today it is omnipresent, more efficient and hi-tech. Same time - stressful and over-demanding. Workload and routine necessities are adding to each other to make it all risky and not healthy. But first of all, it is also NOT SAFE.

Seafarers Fatigue Film - by Cardiff University




One can leave his/her comments to the authors at  www.seafarersfatigue.com

Direct download link to Final Seafarers' Fatigue Project Report is here

Friday 6 January 2012

Container vessels by size

My attempt to arrange and update classifications of the container carriers 'by size' (sources used: Clarkson, Maersk, NILIM, Leth Suez, Suez Canal Authority, Maritime-Connector)

Source: Wikipedia
Suezmax "Emma Maersk"

Class
Capacity, TEU
LOA, m
BOA, m
Draft, m
Handy
1 000 - 1 999
170 - 204
27 - 30
10
Sub-Panamax
2 000 - 2 999
205 - 225
30 - 31
10 - 11,5
Intermediate
1 000 - 2 999
170 - 225
27 - 31
10 - 12,5
Panamax3 000 - 5 000 200 - 30032.311 - 13.5
Post-Panamax
> 5 000
280 - 399
> 32.3
14 - 16
Bosporusmax (*)8000(- 10 000)300 (- 350)< 43< 15
Suezmax
14 800
400
56
16
Malaccamax
18 000
470
6020
Post- Malaccamax
> 18 000>>>
* Subject to approval by the Authorities

Bulk carrier vessels' classification is available here.

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