随着近期高涨的集装箱运费和紧张的集装箱运力,散货船经营公司越来越多的考虑运输一些通常用集装箱运输的货物。
运输公司正在探索将传统上用集装箱运输的散货装进散货船货舱的可能性,这些货原本是装在袋子里,或者是装在FIBC中(即Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers,可调式联运散货集装箱),或者用IBC装运(即Intermediate bulk containers,中型散货集装箱)。
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The New Normal or A Bad Idea? Beware Requests for Unconventional Carriage
With container freight rates rocketing and containership capacity squeezed, more bulk carrier operators are considering carrying cargoes that are usually containerised.
Carriers are exploring the possibilities of carrying break-bulk cargoes that traditionally would have been shipped in a container, in the cargo holds of bulk carriers; typically, in bags, FIBCs (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers – also known as jumbo bags) or IBCs (Intermediate bulk containers).
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