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577:Authorities
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165:Description
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1373:Ship types
1367:Categories
1312:Malaccamax
822:Ever Given
675:Waterworks
570:Suez Canal
527:Ship sizes
499:ABS Record
493:Ever Given
469:(5): 131.
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371:2020-03-19
345:References
318:Malaccamax
287:Ever Given
263:deadweight
245:Cape route
213:Malaccamax
183:deadweight
139:Suez Canal
101:Suez Canal
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1307:Handysize
1242:Stability
1071:Worldwide
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747:Expansion
657:Suez Port
635:Port Fuad
630:Port Said
217:Seawaymax
187:air draft
32:, in 2017
30:Seavigour
1352:Yamalmax
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1292:Capesize
1287:Baltimax
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882:Timeline
647:Ismailia
530:Archived
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1383:Tankers
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1326:PĂ©niche
1317:Panamax
1282:Aframax
1181:Archaic
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1078:Tonnage
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303:Panamax
259:Aframax
209:Panamax
143:tankers
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