Bulk carrier
The world's bulk transport has reached immense proportions: in 2005, billion metric tons of coal, iron ore, grain, bauxite, and phosphate was transported by ship. Today, the world's bulk carrier fleet includes 6,225 ships of over 10,000 DWT, and represent 40% of all ships in terms of tonnage and % in terms of vessels. Including smaller ships, bulk carriers have a total combined ...