What Is Bulk Trucking?

Bulk cargo transportation refers to the organization of cargo transportation by sea. Different from the definition of non-scheduled shipping (or chartering). The former is based on the form and quantity of the goods being transported, while the latter is based on the different organization of the time and space of ship transportation. The two also have similarities. Bulk cargo transportation is usually organized in the form of unscheduled shipping.

Bulk shipping

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1. According to the type of ship used ^[1]

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1. The main type of oil tanker ^[1]

(1) Aframax. Refers to oil tankers with a deadweight of 80,000 to 119999 tons. The design draught of this type of ship is generally controlled at 12.20 meters. This vessel can call most North American ports and get the best economy.

(2) Suezmax. Refers to the largest oil tanker that can pass the Suez Canal under full load. The ship's load capacity is generally 120,000 to 200,000 tons, and the full load draught does not exceed 20 meters.

(3) Very Large Crude Oil Carrier / Ultra Large Crude Oil Carrier (VLCC / ULCC). VLCC first appeared in 1967, and its deadweight was generally less than 300,000 tons. ULCC's deadweight was more than 300,000 tons. It appeared in 1969. These two types of ships are due to the significant increase in the distance between the Persian Gulf and Europe and North America to transport oil to the Middle East War. At present, VLCC is more used in the Middle East-Far East route, while ULCC is mostly used for offshore oil storage vessels.

2. Main types of dry bulk carriers

(1) Capesize. Refers to dry bulk carriers with a deadweight of 80,000 tons or more, also known as strait vessels. This type of ship mainly carries bulk cargoes such as coal and ore, and the operation route is relatively single.

(2) Panamax. Refers to dry bulk carriers with a deadweight between 60,000 and 79999 tons and a ship width not exceeding 32.3 meters (only slightly smaller than the Panama Canal ship width limit of 32.6 meters).

(3) Handymax and Handysize. The former has a deadweight between 40,000 and 59999 tons, while the latter has a deadweight between 10,000 and 39999 tons. Although the two types of ships are different in size, they have booms, which can be self-loading / unloading, and can be used for small-volume cargo transportation between ports with relatively poor port conditions. In addition, OBO vessels (Ore / Bulk / Oil multi-purpose vessels) also occupy a certain share in the tanker transportation market and the dry bulk transportation market. This type of ship is relatively competitive in the market due to its high age, low cost and large tonnage.