Bulk Cargo

Bulk cargo refers to unpacked commodities being transported in large quantities. These cargoes are simply dropped or poured with a spout or shovel bucket into a bulk carrier’s hold, rail road car, or tanker truck body, which may be a trailer or a semi-trailer. Bulk cargoes may be dry or liquid. Dry cargo includes coal, grain, iron ore, bauxite, wood chips, cement, fibre, dry edible, and gravel. While, liquid cargo includes petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas, chemical, and liquid edible.

Petroleum tanker

Petroleum tanker

Berge Stahl is the world’s largest bulk carrier ship. It carries iron ore and weighs a massive 364,768 metric tons deadweight. The Port of South Louisiana, on the one hand, is the world’s busiest bulk cargo port. Bulk carriers normally operate on unscheduled, open market to distinguish themselves from liners. Additionally, they may carry varied cargoes and may ply variable routes based on demand. This sort of operation is specifically called tramp shipping.

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