Neopanamax
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Neopanamax is a class of large cargo ships specifically designed to fit the expanded locks of the Panama Canal, allowing greater capacity than the earlier Panamax standard.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Panamax | 4 |
| Neopanamax canonical | 2 |
| Imabari 20000 TEU class | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T318595 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neopanamax Context triple: [Panama Canal, maximumShipClassAfterExpansion, Neopanamax]
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A.
Hamina-class missile boat
The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast, stealthy Finnish Navy combat vessels designed for coastal defense and equipped with advanced anti-ship and air-defense weaponry.
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B.
Musashi
Musashi was a World War II-era Japanese battleship, one of the largest and most heavily armed ever built, serving as a flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy before being sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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C.
Yamato
Yamato was a World War II-era Japanese battleship, famed as one of the largest and most heavily armed battleships ever constructed.
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D.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa is the main town and only significant urban center on Easter Island, serving as its administrative, cultural, and tourism hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neopanamax Target entity description: Neopanamax is a class of large cargo ships specifically designed to fit the expanded locks of the Panama Canal, allowing greater capacity than the earlier Panamax standard.
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A.
Hamina-class missile boat
The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast, stealthy Finnish Navy combat vessels designed for coastal defense and equipped with advanced anti-ship and air-defense weaponry.
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B.
Musashi
Musashi was a World War II-era Japanese battleship, one of the largest and most heavily armed ever built, serving as a flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy before being sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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C.
Yamato
Yamato was a World War II-era Japanese battleship, famed as one of the largest and most heavily armed battleships ever constructed.
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D.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa is the main town and only significant urban center on Easter Island, serving as its administrative, cultural, and tourism hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime transport standard
ⓘ
ship size class ⓘ |
| affects |
global shipping economics
ⓘ
port infrastructure requirements ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Panama Canal Authority
ⓘ
bulk commodity trade ⓘ container shipping industry ⓘ oil and gas transport ⓘ |
| comparedTo | larger than Panamax ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Panama Canal expansion
ⓘ
expanded locks of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| dimensionStandardizedBy | Panama Canal Authority guidelines ⓘ |
| enables |
economies of scale in shipping
ⓘ
larger ships to transit Panama Canal ⓘ |
| followsStandard | dimensions of new Panama Canal locks ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
New Panamax
ⓘ
linked to:
Neopanamax
|
| hasEconomicImpactOn |
intermodal logistics networks
ⓘ
trans-Atlantic trade ⓘ trans-Pacific trade ⓘ |
| hasMaxBeamApprox | 49 metres ⓘ |
| hasMaxDraftApprox | 15.2 metres ⓘ |
| hasMaxLengthApprox | 366 metres ⓘ |
| hasMaxTEUCapacityApprox | 14000 TEU ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | increase cargo capacity through the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| influences |
port expansion projects
ⓘ
shipbuilding industry design trends ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | Panama Canal expansion completion in 2016 ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | post-Panamax ship classes ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Panamax ⓘ |
| nameIndicates | new Panamax dimensions ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
major global shipping routes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Panamax
ⓘ
linked to:
Neopanamax
Panamax ⓘ |
| requires |
deep-water ports
ⓘ
larger cranes ⓘ wider berths ⓘ |
| typicalCargo |
coal
ⓘ
containerized goods ⓘ crude oil ⓘ grain ⓘ liquefied natural gas ⓘ liquefied petroleum gas ⓘ refined petroleum products ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
container ships ⓘ tanker ships ⓘ |
| usedIn | international maritime trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neopanamax Description of subject: Neopanamax is a class of large cargo ships specifically designed to fit the expanded locks of the Panama Canal, allowing greater capacity than the earlier Panamax standard.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Neopanamax
linked to: Neopanamax
linked to: Neopanamax
linked to: Neopanamax