Publish Time: 2023-12-14 Origin: Site
Nowadays, in the continuous development of global trade, sea transportation, as an important mode of transportation, has always been attracting much attention. Among the many types of ships, bulk carriers play a pivotal role in global trade with their unique features and advantages.
According to the ship's hold structure and the nature of the transported goods, bulk carriers can be divided into two categories: dry bulk carriers and liquid bulk carriers.
1. Dry bulk carriers
Dry bulk carriers mainly transport unpacked solid bulk cargoes, such as coal, ore, grain and so on. The cargo hold of this type of ship is usually open, easy to load and unload cargo.
2. Liquid Bulk Carrier
Liquid bulk carriers mainly transport liquid bulk cargo, such as oil, chemicals, liquid food, etc.. The cargo hold of this type of ship is closed, equipped with special conveying equipment and storage facilities to ensure the safe transportation of liquid cargo.
1. Cost advantages of bulk carrier transportation
Firstly, the transportation scale of bulk carriers is huge and can carry a large amount of goods, which reduces the transportation cost of goods. Secondly, the operation mode of bulk carriers is relatively simple, and the number of crew members is small, which reduces the labor cost. In addition, bulk carriers usually adopt regular routes, which makes the scheduling and arrangement of the cargo transportation process more efficient and further reduces the transportation cost.
2. Safety of bulk carrier transportation
Compared with other types of ships, bulk carriers have a more robust structure and stronger wind and wave resistance. At the same time, bulk carriers take safety factors into full consideration during the design and construction process, such as navigational instruments, life-saving equipment, fire-fighting facilities and so on, to ensure that they can respond in time in case of emergencies.
3. Contribution of bulk carriers to the global supply chain
Bulk carriers cover a wide range of sectors such as coal, ore, grain and oil, which are important components of global trade. The effective operation of bulk carriers ensures the smooth flow of the global supply chain and provides strong support for trade exchanges among countries. According to statistics, the current size of the global bulk carrier fleet has exceeded 5,000 ships, with a total tonnage of more than 700 million deadweight tons, and the volume of transport accounts for the vast majority of the total volume of global maritime trade.
Bulk carriers have significant cost advantages in maritime transportation, a high degree of transport safety and an important contribution to the global supply chain, and it is these characteristics that have made bulk carriers irreplaceable in global trade and the backbone of maritime transportation.
In recent years, China has increased its investment in the shipbuilding industry, encouraging bulk carrier enterprises to carry out ship renewal and technological transformation to improve the efficiency of bulk carrier transportation. Qinhai Shipyard closely follows these national policies, increases investment in research and development, and is committed to building more environmentally friendly, efficient and safe bulk carriers to meet the needs of domestic and international markets.