Ladja Vipava

M/V VIPAVA is employed for transporting bulk cargoes.

Length: 183.0 m

Breadth: 30.9 m

Deadweight: 46,570 tons

Engine: 7,487 kW

Built: 1998

Purchased: 2008

Bulkcarriers

The majority of the fleet is intended for transporting bulk cargoes. The vessels are employed in the tramp trade, transporting coal, petrocoke, iron and nickel ore, clinker, sulphur, steel products, grain, scrap iron, fertilizers, etc. The ships range in size from "handymax" to "supramax" (18,000 to 54,000 dwt).

Ladja Ljubljana (IV)

M/V LJUBLJANA (IV) is intended for the transport of bulk cargoes.

Length: 181.5 m

Breadth: 30.5 m

Deadweight: 42,717 tons

Engine: 6.990 kW

Built: 1997

Purchased: 2005
Ladja Portorož (III)

M/V PORTOROŽ (III) is employed for transporting bulk cargoes.

Length: 182.8 m

Breadth: 30.5 m

Deadweight: 42,647 tons

Engine: 6,192 kW

Built: 1985

Purchased: 2000

Bulkcarriers are specially built for the transport of cargoes in bulk such as grain, coal, ore, cement, etc. The first such vessel was built in 1852. Their number has grown rapidly after the Second World War, and presently accounts for 40 percent of the world fleet.

According to size, they are grouped as follows:

  • smaller vessels with a deadweight of several thousand tons, with one or two holds;
  • "handysize", "handymax" and "supramax" vessels with a deadweight from 10,000 to 58,000 tons;
  • "panamax" vessels - with dimensions (length, width, draft) designed for sailing through the Panama canal;
  • "capsize" vessels - up to 250,000 dwt (too large to sail through the Suez or Panama canal);
  • "very large" vessels, which are also considered by some as capsize vessels, with a deadweight of up to 365,000 tons, and are employed only for the transport of iron ore.