Although there's no official definition in terms of exact tonnages, Handysize most usually refers to a dry bulk vessel (or, less commonly, to a product tanker) with deadweight of about 15,000–35,000 tons. Above this size are Handymax bulkers (typically 35,000 - 58,000 tons deadweight); there's no well-defined or widely accepted size sector below 15,000 tons. Handysize's numerically the most common size of bulk carrier, with nearly 2000 units in service totalling about 43 million tons. Ha… (More on Handysize)