What Sets Handysize Vessels Apart from Larger Ships?

Understanding the differences in different sizes of vessels is very important within the shipping industry. Handysize vessels is a relatively small vessel loading size and no comparison can be made when pondering larger ships. The purpose of this article is to bridge the gap of knowledge regarding these two different models and how Wendao can assist with optimum strategies for each.

Handysize Vessels: A Brief Overview

The Handysize type encompasses vessels at a deadweight between 15000 & 30000 Whichever the case, ex-handysize`s other usual advantages is that they tend to have shallow draft which allows them to enter poor or congested ports. Some of the noticeable characteristics include:

Port Accessibility: Unlike other vessel classes, Handysize vessels can utilize shallow and small ports with poor lift facilities.

Cargo Flexibility: These ships can be loaded with different types of cargo, they can include high-value steel products, project cargo or bulk commodities. Their tanks comprise or are fitted with movable panels for compartmentalization of various cargoes or these ship virtues.

Storage Cost: Handysize vessels owing to their dimensions are cheaper to operate and maintain when compared to other vessels of larger capacities. This means that they are quite common on regional shipping and short-sea shipping operations.

Competition with Larger Ships

It is worth noting, larger ships, mainly Panamax, Post-Panamax and Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) are in fact of a greater benefit when high capacity and long distances need to be covered:

Enhanced Volume: The ability of larger sized ships has a burst to higher design limits in terms of the amount of goods carried. This is a market advantage in large global sea trade.

Economies of Scale: Towering vessels tend to have a lower cargo cost per ton rate as one is able to spread the overhead costs over more tonnage. Of course, this in turn has higher overhead and maintenance payments as well.

Port Limitations: Larger ships are more dependent on deep-water ports along with vast setups which constrains their range of operation to a few centers of maritime activities.

The Wendao Advantage

Wendao also offers its solutions for Handysize vessels and even for larger ships. Such knowledge allows achieving the greatest effectiveness of work with vessels of any size. For Handysize vessels, Wendao provides such services that increase use of the port and the processes of cargo application. For larger ships, the solutions offered by Wendao are directed towards operational efficiency and use of the carrying capacity of the vessels.

Differentiating Handysize vessels from larger ships is important in shipping business. Both vessel types operated on specific niche markets or on the broad global highways have their benefits. Wendao does not limit itself with a particular vessel size and has the required know-how to plan processes properly for optimization of vessel operations.