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WOODCHIP CARRIER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

There is a decided trend to specialisation in shipping with the building of chemical carriers, cement carriers, woodchip carriers, car transporting vessels and numerous others ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Les transports de copeaux. "L'Hachinohé Maru", avec 54 000 t de port en lourd, est le plus grand navire de ce type. (...) Il transporte des copeaux d'eucalyptus (...)

OBS

Les transports spéciaux (...) ont conduit à la construction de navires spéciaux: (...) pour les copeaux de bois; d'assez grands navires (...) Ce sont en fait des vraquiers, mais qui sont auto-déchargeables.

Spanish

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