DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRY CARGO VESSELS AND BULK CARRIERS?

Dry cargo ships are used to transport solid dry things that have a greater resistance to heat and cold, such as metal ores, coal, steel

products, forest products and grains.

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MAIN KINDS OF CARGO SHIPS There are six main types of

cargo ships and these are considered according to the dead weight and tonnage capacity of these vessels.

These six types contain Handy size, Handymax, Panamax, Capesize and Very Large.

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MAIN KINDS OF CARGO SHIPS Any sea vessel that transports

container cargo is called a container ship and the method used for freight goods is called containerization rather than bulk cargo. 

These vessels transport all kinds of goods from small toys to the big manufacturing goods.

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HANDY SIZE SHIPS Handy size ships like Handymax

and Supermax are also bulk dry carriers and have the capacity of over 10,000 DWT. 

They are mainly used to transport dry cargo things such as grains, iron ores and  minerals.. 

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PANAMAX SHIPS anamax and new Panamax 

cargo ships are average sized vessels with an extreme cargo capacity of 13,000 TEU while the minimum capacity can be around 5000 TEU in a smaller ship.  

These ships have particularly been planned to follow special standards

 dimensions to cross through the new locks at the Panama Canal.

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