3rd Edition 2023

This book continues the Notes Series for Ships Officers and gives an introduction to bulk carriers, dicussing the types, their cargoes and trade.

This book covers the subjects of break bulk cargo, general cargo and project cargo, and how these cargoes are shipped. It deals with the cargoes themselves, the vessels used for their carriage, and how the carriage is managed using the process of vessel chartering. Alongside these, it also covers offshore vessel management and how offshore supply vessels are used to carry cargoes to offshore oil and gas installations.

These Guidelines have been developed to assist shipmasters, ship's officers, port Captains, load port agents and stevedores, charterers and shippers when planning to load steel cargoes that are bound for Malaysia or Singapore and the following Ports are unequivocal in their endorsement of the Guidelines and are fully committed to ensuring enforcement of compliance: Johor Port, Jurong Port, Northport (Malaysia), Penang Port and Westports Malaysia.

This highly practical guide, Published: with the support of INTERCARGO and RightShip, draws on the expertise of more than 20 contributing experts representing a wide range of disciplines involved with the dry bulk trades. The book takes the reader through the essentials at each stage of the voyage, from preparation and loading, to care of the cargo and ship at sea, and finally arrival and discharge.