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Chinese A bulk carrier is a ship used to carry unpackaged bulk cargo. According to the different goods carried, they can be divided into ore ships, coal ships, bulk grain ships, bulk cement ships, wood ships, etc. Most of these ships have a single deck. There are no pillars in the cabin, but there are partitions to prevent the cargo in the cabin from being dislocated when running in wind and waves. They are also called bulk carriers. Dry bulk carriers are used to carry unpackaged bulk goods. cargo ship. Dedicated to transporting coal, ore, grain, fertilizer, cement, steel and other bulk materials, its number is second only to oil tankers.
Cargo and dry bulk cargo in international dry bulk shipping refer to dry cargo that does not require packaging and can be loaded directly into the hold. It is mainly primary products such as iron ore, coal, grain, bauxite, apatite, and wood. , cement, chemical fertilizers, raw sugar, scrap steel, etc. Iron ore, coal, grain, bauxite and apatite are called the five major dry bulk commodities. Iron ore, coal, and grain are called the three major dry bulk cargoes and have the greatest impact on dry bulk cargo transportation. The transportation volume of iron ore accounts for 27%-30% of the dry bulk freight volume, the transportation volume of coal accounts for 20%-25% of the dry bulk freight volume, and the transportation volume of grain accounts for about 10% of the dry bulk freight volume. The three together account for more than 60% of the dry bulk transportation volume, which largely determines the prosperity of the dry bulk transportation market. In addition, the proportion of bauxite transportation volume has been continuously increasing in recent years, and currently accounts for about 5% of dry bulk freight volume.
