bulk shipping
Mass goods movement
Bulk shipping is the transport of large quantities of unpackaged cargo—grain, coal, ore, oil, or other commodities loaded directly into a vessel's hold or tanks rather than in containers.
The term applies to both the industry and the method: Bulk shipping rates fluctuate with global commodity demand.
Bulk carriers and tankers are the primary vessels.
- bauxiteAluminum hydroxide ore
- sea freightCargo transported by vessel
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
- deadweight tonnageShip's maximum cargo load
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
grain · coal · cement · bill of lading · fertilizers · iron ore · crude oil · commodity trade · quay · barge · port · tonnage · fleet · logistics · harbor · wholesale · pallets · unloading
- logisticsdelivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment, carriers
- freightcargo, cargo ships, air freight, freight rates, cargo ship
- freight logisticscargo trains, freight cars, customs clearance, cargo handling, containers
- shipping costsfreight rates, postage, stamps, handling fees, delivery charges
- shipping feesdelivery fee, handling fee, delivery charge, postage, freight charge
- shipping practicesair freight, sea freight, express delivery, tracking, customs