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DRY CARGO SHIP [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
CONT

General purpose bulk carrier. ... This type of dry cargo carrier ... is well suited for handling the relatively low density cargoes such as coal, grain, bauxite and sugar. ... The number of holds should be such as to permit the loading of various types of grain ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
CONT

Les plans classiques d'un cargo-sec (transporteur de marchandises sèches) comportent un double fond, plusieurs cales, un compartiment des machines au centre du navire, un coqueron avant et un coqueron arrière.

Spanish

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