A container ship with a length of about 290 m that can carry 2,200 containers need have a deadweight of only 35,000 tons; it will then have a draught of only 11 to 12 metres.
Inqanawa esisikhongozeli enobude obumalunga namakhulu amabini anamashumi alithoba eemitha enokuthwala amawaka amabini anamakhulu amabini ezikhongozeli ifuneka ibe nobunzima bomthwalo wenqanawa obungamashumi amathathu anesihlanu eetoni, iyakuba nabo ubungakanani bokutshona kwenqanawa emanzini beskumi elinanye ukuya kwishumi elinambini leemitha qha.