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In the terminology of loads transportation the bulk stands for poured cargo. It is usually uploaded by scoops, grab buckets and pumps.
For bulk is poured into a ship's case, its weight is usually calculated by the subtraction of the initial ship mass from the resulting ship mass.
As a bulk are transported such loads as sand, coil, wheat and the like.
Bulk is divided into three categories:
1. Usual bulk – poured oversized cargo;
2. Break-bulk – packed loads (packed in sacks, barrels, boxes), also called single-piece loads. For the reason of usage packing tare these loads are more expensive. Break-bulk is loaded using palettes or by single pieces. Break-bulk can be uploaded in contaners. Containres with a break-bulk of a single cargo owner are called full-loaded containers. There are also partly-loaded containers when the container is loaded with cargo of different owners.
3. Neo-bulk – massive loads with the high specific price, transported by a special ships to a specially- equipped terminals using special sea routes. These loads are usually transported in one destination. Examples are motor vehicles and forest.