Bulk cargo

Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities.^[1]

"Bulk transport" redirects here. For the renal physiological phenomenon, see Solvent drag.

Bauxite

Bulk (sand, gravel, copper, limestone, salt)

minerals

Cements

(fertilizer, plastic granules and pellets, resin powder, synthetic fiber)

Chemicals

Coals and cokes

(for animals or humans: alfalfa pellets, citrus pellets, livestock feed, flour, peanuts, raw or refined sugar, seeds or starches.)

Agricultural products such as dry edibles

(wheat, maize, rice, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, soybeans, etc.)

Grains

(ferrous and non-ferrous ores, ferroalloys, pig iron, scrap metal, pelletized taconite)

Iron

Wood chips

Dry bulk is any cargo carried in bulk in solid form. Such carriage is often referred to as the "dry" trades.^[3] They would include:

A milk tank car for bulk loading.

DME 49328, a covered hopper owned and operated by the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad

A rotary car dumper

Bulk loading of a feeder ship with rapeseed meal

Bliault, Charles; Jonas, Martin; The North of England P&I Association (2016). Bulk Cargoes: A Guide to Good Practice (First ed.). UK: The North of England P&I Association. p. 280. 978-0-9574936-3-6. ASIN 0957493630.

ISBN

George, William (2005). . Centreville, MD: Cornell Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-87033-564-8.

Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer

Hayler, William B.; Keever, John M. (2003). American Merchant Seaman's Manual. Cornell Maritime Pr. 0-87033-549-9.

ISBN

(2006). Review of Maritime Transport, 2006 (PDF). New York and Geneva: United Nations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2008-12-04.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

(2007). Review of Maritime Transport, 2007 (PDF). New York and Geneva: United Nations.