Admin What is the difference between general cargo and bulk cargo?
General cargo is unitized (carried in defined load units) while bulk cargo is loose (carried in any quantity). General cargo can be sub-divided into three categories: Break Bulk. Concerns cargo that is carried in drums, bags, pallets, or boxes.
What is the difference between container ship and bulk carrier?
Container ship capacity is measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Tankers carry petroleum products or other liquid cargo. Dry bulk carriers carry coal, grain, ore and other similar products in loose form.
What is the main purpose of the tween decks?
Tween decks are generally used in multi-purpose cargo ships to split the cargo hold longitudinally to have more than one deck. The upper deck is called the main deck or weather deck, and the next lower deck is the tween deck and bottom of hold is tank top.
What is bulk carrier used for?
A bulk carrier, bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils and cement, in its cargo holds.
Which type of ship is best?
According to the result, Tankers are the safest! They have a 0.54% loss in relation to their total population. To put it more simply, one tanker ship is lost at sea for every 184 of them. Tanker vessels are also three times safer than passenger ships having 1.5% losses of their entire population than 0.54%.
What is the biggest bulk carrier?
Valemax
Valemax is the largest bulk carrier class in terms of DWT. Valemax-class ships have a capacity ranging from 380,000 to 400,000 tons deadweight. They are also amongst the longest ships of any type currently in service.
How will you know if there was a hull failure?
A hull failure is a failure in the main body of the vessel which protect her inside from water ingress or structural damage. Unusual collection of water on deck, sudden changes of heel or trim and slowage of vessel’s roll period are warnings for a possible breach of hull envelope.
What is the main purpose of dunnage?
Dunnage is the durable padding material used to protect goods during shipping. Dunnage can be anything from bubble wrap and packing peanuts, to industrial solid plastics that provide cushioning so items stay put.