Source: Photo courtesy of Maik Ebel, Ship Photos, http://www.ship-photos.de

World's Largest Dry-Bulk Carrier, the Berge Stahl

The Berge Stahl, completed in 1986, has 365,000 deadweight tons, a length of 343 meters, a beam of 65 meters and a draught of 25 meters. It represents the world's largest dry-bulk carrier, carrying iron ore between Brazil (Ponta da Madeira in Itaqui) and Rotterdam (Europoort), which it calls once every 5 weeks. Rotterdam is the only European port that can accommodate a ship of such size and it roughly takes 4 or 5 days to unload it. The above photo shows the empty ship sailing out of Rotterdam.

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