breakbulk cargo

breakbulk cargo

Any commodity that, because of its weight, dimensions, or incompatibility with other cargo, must be shipped by mode other than military van or SEAVAN. See also breakbulk ship.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Samson shared that there are downsides to breakbulk cargo handling.
In real estate, the port wants to revamp land usage along the Industrial Canal to optimize container and breakbulk cargo opportunities.
DP World UAE Region saw a wide range of imports - from the gigantic domed steel trellis that will adorn the centrepiece at the Expo 2020 venue to luxury yachts and rising quantities of bulk and breakbulk cargo. The trellis, weighing 2,265 tonnes and with an enclosed space of 724,000 cubic metres when fully assembled, was shipped to Jebel Ali Port from Italy and moved to the Expo venue by road.
Its primary activities are handling imports and exports of containers, general and breakbulk cargo.
Examples of breakbulk cargo include construction equipment, manufacturing materials, and oversized industrial equipment along the lines of turbine blades, ship propellers, generators, or large engines.
"Handling breakbulk cargo is in our DNA and our experience of non-containerised cargo stems from our beginnings.
One vessel with a capacity of more than 5,000 tons now services the 11-day route, bearing temperature-controlled cargo and breakbulk cargo.
One vessel with a capacity of more than 5,000 tonnes now services the 11-day route, bearing temperature-controlled cargo and breakbulk cargo. The introduction of new shipping routes and supply chain solutions by Milaha follows news of a drop in both revenue and profit in the first quarter of 2017.
Port de Sete is a deep draft port, handling frozen, chilled, general and breakbulk cargo, containers, roll-on/roll-off (Roro) services and livestock alongside cruise and ferry terminals, a marina, cement handling facilities and an agro-industrial complex, said a statement from P&O Ports.
Marking its fourth participation in Breakbulk Americas, an annual gathering of project and breakbulk cargo owners, and specialized transport and logistics providers, Bahri, after having taken over agency activities in the Gulf and South Atlantic, introduced a maritime industry-first Data Innovation platform to enhance productivity, unlock opportunities for growth and transform the shipping industry.
And why would you need a basketball team to promote a business that's practically a monopoly [for breakbulk cargo in Manila]?