{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Draft","description":"Draft is the vertical distance between the waterline and the lowest point of a vessel's hull – in other words, how deep a loaded ship sits in the water. It depends on cargo load, ballast and water density: a vessel sits deeper in fresh water than in salt water. For freight forwarders and shipping lines, draft is a hard capacity limit, because ports, rivers and canals impose maximum permissible drafts. When water levels in the Panama Canal fall, the canal authority lowers the limit for Neopanamax","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/draft","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-27T19:40:16.747932","citation":"https://pancanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/N01-2024-Vessel-Requirements-AC.pdf","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/draft","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Draft · Draft is the vertical distance between the waterline and the lowest point of a vessel's hull – in other words, how deep a loaded ship sits in the water. · Quelle: https://pancanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/N01-2024-Vessel-Requirements-AC.pdf"}