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Bulk Carrier

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003789

A ship with specialized holds for carrying dry or liquid commodities, such as oil, grain, ore, and coal, in unpackaged bulk form. Bulk carriers may be designed to carry a single bulk product (crude oil tanker), or accommodate several bulk product types (ore/bulk/oil carrier) on the same voyage or on a subsequent voyage after holds are cleaned.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003789
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOT Research & Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Appendix B Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003789",
  "term": "Bulk Carrier",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A ship with specialized holds for carrying dry or liquid commodities, such as oil, grain, ore, and coal, in unpackaged bulk form. Bulk carriers may be designed to carry a single bulk product (crude oil tanker), or accommodate several bulk product types (ore/bulk/oil carrier) on the same voyage or on a subsequent voyage after holds are cleaned.",
  "references": [
    "DOT Research & Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Appendix B Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bulk-carrier/"
}

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