What is breakbulk?

First of all, I will talk about what break bulk is. The official name of breakbulk is breakbulk cargo. Breakbulk Cargo is a generic term for Cargoes that do not fit a container or even if they do, they are not willing to be transported in containers.

 



For example, construction machinery, plant equipment, trains, cable drums, FlexibleContainer Bags, automobiles, hazards, steel structures, and steel materials.

The shipping company that carries such cargo is called break bulk shipping company.

 


By the way, There is Cargo called Bulk.It is totally different from Break bulk cargo. Bulk cargo is a generic term for cargoes that are in bare and transported in large quantities and they are two types. One is in solid and another is in liquid. For example, Iron ore is in solid and is transported by Bulker and Crude oil is in liquid and is transported by tanker.

 


Back to BreakBulk's story.Currently, cargo ships called Car carriers and Conventional ships are mainly used for breakbulk cargo transportation.

Today’s summary

Breakbulk cargoes are:

1) It cannot fit in containers.

2) Even if it can be contained in a container, it is not willing to be transported in containers.

Breakbulk cargoes are mainly transported by Car carriers and Conventional ships.