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Bulk carrier (Water)

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000050

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-TRA-000050
FieldTransportation
SubjectWater
ReferencesNational Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-TRA-000050",
  "term": "Bulk carrier (Water)",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "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.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "National Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/bulk-carrier-water/"
}

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