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This is a list of bulk carriers, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Bulk carriers are a type of cargo ship that transports unpackaged bulk cargo . For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.
Fewer deck officers are employed on bulk carriers than on similarly sized ships of other types. [60] A mini-bulk carrier carries two to three deck officers, while larger Handysize and Capesize bulk carriers carry four. [60] Liquid natural gas tankers of the same size have an additional deck officer and unlicensed mariner. [60]
Conventional dry bulk Lake freighter Interlake Steamship Company [44] 1943 [45] [q] 1976 [44] [r] Converted to oil in 1973; [46] renamed SS Samuel Mather; [46] sold in 1987 as part of the spin off of the Interlake Steamship Company in a management buyout. [15] Frank Purnell (1943; later Steelton) Flat-deck bulk carrier Interlake Steamship ...
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This list of freight ship companies is arranged by country. Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers. For a list of companies that own and operate passenger ships (cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries), see List of passenger ship companies.
All ships are single deck bulk carriers with open hatches and open holds. [3] Several are small self load/unloading vessels of between 1,180 DWT to 9,000 DWT . [ 3 ] These vessels often have self-unloading gears and equipped with small tractors.
Bulk carrier Sabrina I. A bulk carrier is a ship used to transport bulk cargo items such as iron ore, bauxite, coal, cement, grain and similar cargo. Bulk carriers can be recognized by large box-like hatches on deck, designed to slide outboard or fold fore-and-aft to enable access for loading or discharging cargo.
The Edward L. Ryerson is one of only two remaining straight-deck bulk carriers still part of the American fleet on the Great Lakes, the other being the John Sherwin. [4] The Ryerson was the last U.S. laker to be built as a steamer (with a GE 9,900 shp cross-compound steam turbine engine), the last to be built without a self-unloader, and the ...