Small balk carriers, which are used for trading between ports on one island or continent could be used as cabotage vessels as well. Their small hulls mean they can pass through narrow aisles or reefs for example where big ships usually cannot sail. From the Black Sea such vessels usually goes to Mediterranean Sea countries. The average deadweight is 6000 metric tons.

Handysize is a naval architecture term for smaller bulk carriers or oil tanker with average deadweight 25-30 000mt Their small size allows Handysize vessels to enter smaller ports to pick up cargoes, and because in most cases they are ‘geared’ – i.e. fitted with cranes – they can often load and discharge cargoes at ports which lack cranes or other cargo handling systems. Such vess