bulk cargo

[ buhlk kahr-goh ]

noun

, Transportation.

1. cargo that is shipped loose and unpackaged, as grains, coal, ores, and oil:

   The hatchways are inspected to insure safe loading and discharging of the bulk cargo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulk cargo¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

A Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned bulk cargo carrier en route to Italy, the Verbena, was also seriously damaged when it was struck by two anti-ship cruise missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen while sailing in the Gulf of Aden last Thursday.

From BBC

In that case, the police said, the cocaine was dropped overboard from a bulk cargo carrier and then collected out of the ocean and brought ashore.

From New York Times

The most immediate concern of fleet operators: so-called drayage trucks that typically run shipping containers or bulk cargo back and forth from ports to rail yards and distribution centers, racking up a few dozen miles a day or so.

From Los Angeles Times

At 9:15 a.m. local time, according to U.S. military accounts, the Carney was patrolling in the Red Sea when it detected an anti-ship ballistic missile attack toward the M/V Unity Explorer, a bulk cargo ship owned and operated by a British company but registered in the Bahamas.

From Washington Times

Sunday, the Carney was on patrol in the Red Sea when it detected an anti-ship ballistic missile attack toward the M/V Unity Explorer, a bulk cargo ship owned and operated by a British company and registered in the Bahamas.

From Washington Times