to transit the very busy but relatively shallow Strait of Malacca. The Strait only allows ships to have 0.4 m more draft than the Suez Canal. Capesize, Ultra Large Crude Carriers and a few Chinamax carriers, are some of the ships that have too deep a draft when laden, for either the Strait of Malacca or the Suez Canal.

Pleasure boats

A small draft allows pleasure boats

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