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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 ...
The ship is a single deck bulk transporter built in 1980 with a carrying capacity of approximately 7100 tonnes and measures 110.0 metres by 17.0 metres. [25] The Ines II is named after Nesskip's third Bulk carrier and was built in 1999. It is currently sailing under the name ‘Wilson Sund’ and has a gross tonnage of 4200 tonnes. [12] [26]
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.
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 ...
The bulk carrier was the first new Canadian-flagged vessel on the Great Lakes in 25 years. Algoma Mariner is a Seawaymax vessel, designed to carry dry bulk through the Saint Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. The vessel was constructed at the Chengxi Shipyard in China and is currently in service.
Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Cargo ship at Puerto Cortés in Honduras.. A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade.