06/12/2025
⚓🚢 BULK CARRIER SHIPS — The Giants That Feed the World
If container ships move products…
bulk carriers move the planet.
These ships transport the raw materials that build cities, power industries, and feed nations.
Everything from grain to coal, iron ore to cement, bauxite to fertilizers flows across the oceans on these steel giants.
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📦 TYPES OF BULK CARRIER SHIPS (Explained Simply):
1️⃣ Handysize (10,000–35,000 DWT)
Flexible, port-friendly, used for grain, steel, logs, fertilizers.
2️⃣ Handymax / Supramax (35,000–60,000 DWT)
Self-loading cranes, used for coal, cement, salt, minerals.
3️⃣ Panamax (60,000–80,000 DWT)
Built to fit the Panama Canal.
Carry coal, grain, sugar, and industrial bulk cargo.
4️⃣ Kamsarmax (~82,000 DWT)
Improved Panamax; commonly used for grains worldwide.
5️⃣ Capesize (150,000–200,000+ DWT)
Too large for any canal — must sail around capes.
Carry iron ore & coal for steel and power plants.
6️⃣ Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOC)
Ultra-heavy ships built for long-haul ore transportation.
These feed the world’s steel industries.
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🌍 Why Bulk Carriers Matter
They move the building blocks of civilization —
Without them, no steel, no power, no construction, no agriculture, no modern life.
A bulk carrier arrival = an entire country’s economy breathing.
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