Bulk cargo

Bulk cargo

Commodity cargo transported without packaging in large quantities, e.g. grain or coal.

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bulk cargo

Automotive; Automobile

Cargo such as oil, coal, ore, woodchips, etc. not shipped in bags or containers.

bulk cargo

Maritime; Ocean shipping

Loose cargo that is loaded directly into a ship's hold.

bulk cargo

Military; General military

That which is generally shipped in volume where the transportation conveyance is the only external container; such as liquids, ore, or grain.

bulk cargo

Economy; International economics

Cargo that is made up of an unpacked commodity; examples include grain, oil, and ore.

bulk cargo

Metal packaging; Shipping containers

Not in packages or containers; shipped loose in the hold of a ship without mark and count. ” Grain, coal and sulfur are usually bulk freight.

bulk cargo

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Unpackaged commodities carried in the holds or tanks of cargo vessels and tankers and generally transferred by such means as conveyors, clamshells, and pipeline.

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Transportation; Shipping

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laker

Transportation; Shipping

A type of ship that trades only in the Great Lakes of North America. They carry predominantly grain and ore cargoes.

laid-up

Transportation; Shipping

Ships not in active service; a ship which is out of commission for fitting out, awaiting better markets, needing work for classification, etc.

knot

Transportation; Shipping

Unit of speed in navigation, which is the rate of nautical mile (1,852 metres or 6,080 feet) per hour. i.e. 1. 852 km/h.

keel

Transportation; Shipping

The lowest longitudinal timber of a vessel, on which framework of the whole is built up; combination of iron plates serving same purpose in iron vessel.

jones act

Transportation; Shipping

Contentious US Merchant Marine Act of 1920, Section 27, requiring that all U. S. Domestic waterborne trade be carried by U. S. -flag, U. S. -built, and U. S. -manned vessels.

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