Drybulk Shipping

Dry bulk shipping refers to the movement of significant commodities carried in bulk. The so-called major bulks (such as iron ore, coal, grain, sugar, rice, soybean, cement, chemicals, etc. ), together with ships carrying steel products (coils, plates and rods), lumber or log and other commodities classified as the minor bulks.

Dry bulk shipping refers to the transportation of dry bulk cargo on ships known as bulk carriers. There are several different types of these specialist vessels, each capable of carrying varying amounts of cargo. For example, a coaster could carry small volume of cargoes between shortsea ports and a small mini-bulker has a capacity of up to 10,000 dwt whereas a giant-bulker can carry up to 400,000 dwt.