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bulk carrier in British Englishnouna ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain Also called: bulker bulk carrier in American Englishnouna single-decked ship designed to carry dry cargoes, as grain or coal, in bulk form Word origin [1955–60 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, rollout© Zigzag Mountain Art, shutterstock Examples of 'bulk carrier' in a sentencebulk carrier The problems are not restricted to bulk carrier fleets.There is still a very long haul to get this bulk carrier safely into port.Oil tanker and bulk carrier tonnage is generally shown as a weight, but that is deadweight, or how much cargo the ships can carry.In a sense, it's an ocean-going bulk carrier, magnificent in open seas, travelling long distances effortlessly.Mechanical tests 'show adequate fracture toughness in the steel at ice-water temeratures, fairly close to steels used to build bulk-carrier ships today', he said.Since this is only a quarter of the capacity of a bulk carrier ship, it is usually not worth the fuss of exporting at all.Now is quite possibly a wonderful time to invest in bulk carriers, since they are at valuations last seen in the 1980s.Every day about 7.5m barrels of oil is burned by cargo ships, tankers and dry-bulk carriers - about 9% of global consumption.In the summer of 2008 bulk carriers, which deliver commodities such as wheat and coal, were charging $300,000 a day. |