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Deadweight tonnage is the carrying capacity, in metric tons, of a vessel, ie a 50,000 dwt bulk carrier could carry 50,000 metric tons of grain. It should be noted that a vessel's deadweight tonnage also includes fuel and stores such as food and water. As a result a vessel may only cary 90-95% of its dwt in cargo.

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One metric ton is equivalent to approximately 1.102 short tons or 0.984 long tons, which means that a dead weight ton is approximately 0.907 metric tons.

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