Suezmax
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Suezmax is a standard size category for large oil tankers optimized to carry the maximum possible cargo through the Suez Canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suezmax canonical | 2 |
| Suezmax tanker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8716272 — 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: Suezmax Context triple: [Panamax, relatedTo, Suezmax]
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A.
Neopanamax
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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B.
Gulftainer
Gulftainer is a global port management and logistics company based in the United Arab Emirates, known for operating and developing container terminals and cargo facilities worldwide.
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C.
Panamax
Panamax is the maximum size limit for ships that can transit the original locks of the Panama Canal, defining a key standard in global maritime shipping.
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D.
MTU Friedrichshafen
MTU Friedrichshafen is a German company specializing in the development and production of high-performance diesel engines and propulsion systems for industrial, marine, and defense applications.
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E.
Jumbo Mark II-class ferry
The Jumbo Mark II-class ferry is a large, high-capacity class of passenger and vehicle ferries operated in Washington State, designed to serve some of the system’s busiest routes.
- 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: Suezmax Target entity description: Suezmax is a standard size category for large oil tankers optimized to carry the maximum possible cargo through the Suez Canal.
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A.
Neopanamax
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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B.
Gulftainer
Gulftainer is a global port management and logistics company based in the United Arab Emirates, known for operating and developing container terminals and cargo facilities worldwide.
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C.
Panamax
Panamax is the maximum size limit for ships that can transit the original locks of the Panama Canal, defining a key standard in global maritime shipping.
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D.
MTU Friedrichshafen
MTU Friedrichshafen is a German company specializing in the development and production of high-performance diesel engines and propulsion systems for industrial, marine, and defense applications.
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E.
Jumbo Mark II-class ferry
The Jumbo Mark II-class ferry is a large, high-capacity class of passenger and vehicle ferries operated in Washington State, designed to serve some of the system’s busiest routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil tanker size class
ⓘ
ship size category ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
crude oil tanker category
ⓘ
marine transportation industry ⓘ |
| builtBy | large commercial shipyards ⓘ |
| cargoType | liquid bulk ⓘ |
| classificationBy | ship classification societies ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Aframax
ⓘ
ULCC ⓘ VLCC ⓘ |
| definedBy | maximum dimensions that can transit the Suez Canal when fully loaded ⓘ |
| designConstraint |
Suez Canal depth
ⓘ
Suez Canal turning basins ⓘ Suez Canal width ⓘ |
| designGoal | maximize cargo capacity within Suez Canal limits ⓘ |
| environmentRegulation | subject to MARPOL pollution prevention rules ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Suez Canal and maximum ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage | can use Suez Canal route instead of sailing around Africa ⓘ |
| hasCrewSize | typically a few dozen people ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
important for Europe–Asia oil trade
ⓘ
major segment of global tanker fleet ⓘ |
| largerThan | Aframax ⓘ |
| marketSegment | mid-to-large crude tanker market ⓘ |
| maximumBeam | about 50 meters ⓘ |
| maximumDeadweightTonnage | approximately 120000 to 200000 DWT ⓘ |
| maximumDraft | about 20.1 meters ⓘ |
| maximumLengthOverall | about 275 meters ⓘ |
| operatedBy | tanker shipping companies ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
international crude oil trade
ⓘ
seaborne oil transportation ⓘ |
| operationalFlexibility | can trade on many routes beyond Suez Canal ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | transit through the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| propulsionType | conventionally powered by diesel engines ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Suez Canal Authority ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Suez Canal ⓘ |
| routeOptimization | minimizes distance between Persian Gulf and Europe or North America via Suez Canal ⓘ |
| safetyRegulation | subject to international maritime safety conventions ⓘ |
| smallerThan |
ULCC
ⓘ
VLCC ⓘ |
| typicalCargo |
crude oil
ⓘ
heavy fuel oil ⓘ other bulk liquid hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| typicalDeadweightTonnage | about 160000 DWT ⓘ |
| typicalSpeed | about 14 to 16 knots ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transporting crude oil
ⓘ
transporting petroleum products ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Suezmax Description of subject: Suezmax is a standard size category for large oil tankers optimized to carry the maximum possible cargo through the Suez Canal.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Suezmax