Ships & sizes
Handysize tanker
Meaning
A Handysize tanker is a small product or chemical tanker of roughly 10,000 to 40,000 deadweight tonnes, used on short-sea and regional trades.
Also written as Handy tanker, Handysize
Handysize tanker explained
Handysize tankers serve regional product distribution, for example within North-west Europe, the Mediterranean and South-east Asia, and can reach small ports that larger ships can't.
Related terms
MR tanker
An MR (medium range) tanker is a product tanker of about 25,000 to 55,000 deadweight tonnes, the most common size for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Clean tanker
A clean tanker carries refined clean products such as gasoline, naphtha, jet fuel and diesel, usually with coated tanks to protect cargo quality.