Paradip Port's 18.5m deep draft lets fully laden Capesize ships enter its inner harbour. See what it means for freight, buyers and
Draft is how deep a loaded ship sits below the waterline. A port's deep-draft capability is how deep a loaded vessel it can safely admit. Capesize ships carry the biggest loads, but they need the dept
Every voyage has fixed costs such as fuel, crew and port charges. A bigger vessel spreads them across more tonnes. One Capesize call at Paradip moved 152,702 tonnes of coking coal, a parcel that would
On 6 September, Paradip berthed its first Capesize vessel, MV Mineral Kwangyang, at Western Dock-1. The ship is 292 metres long and 45 metres wide. It arrived on 5 September with coking coal from Hay
Deep draft matters most for bulk cargo. If you buy or ship coal, iron ore or other minerals, larger vessels can mean bigger consolidated lots and better long-haul economics to East Asian markets. Expl
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