A dry bulk vessel of 35,000 to 49,000dwt. (Note that a Handy drybulk carrier is from 10,000 to 34,000dwt). A Handymax Tanker is a liquid bulk carrier of 10,000 to 60,000dwt.
US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Glossary of Shipping Terms, Washington, DC, USA 2008. http://www.marad.dot.gov/documents/Glossary_final. pdf, (Mrtm - Amer) {572}