Bulk cargo

Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. Bulk cargos are classified as liquid or dry.

Dry bulk cargos are :

• coal,
• grain (wheat, maize, rice, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, soybeans, etc.),
• iron ore (ferrous & non-ferrous ores, ferroalloys, pig iron, scrap metal, etc.),
• bauxite,
• wood chips,
• cement,
• chemicals (fertilizer, plastic granules & pellets, resin powder, synthetic fiber, etc.),
• dry edibles (for animals or humans: alfalfa pellets, citrus pellets, livestock feed, flour, peanuts, raw or refined sugar, seeds, starches, etc.),
• bulk mine (sand & gravel, copper, iron, (ores in pellet form) , salt, etc.).

• petroleum,
• liquefied natural gas (LNG),
• gasoline,
• chemicals,
• liquid edibles (vegetable oil, cooking oil, fruit juices, etc.).

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