OSE561 Ocean Systems Management

Ch.06 Bulk Carriers

http://osewiki.kaist.ac.kr/index.php/OSE5 61_2012_Fall 2012-09-27
Soonhung Han Division of Ocean Systems Engineering
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Ch.06 Bulk Carriers

6.1 Dry bulk carrier ship types 6.2 Seaborne trade 6.3 Examples

Grab for unloading bulk cargoes

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Sloped wing tanks

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6.1 Dry bulk carrier ship types

Ore carrier (OB) Ore / oil carrier (OO) Bulk / oil carrier (BO) Forrest product carrier (WB) Converted tankers (TB) Car / bulk carrier (BB) Container / bulk carrier (CB) Specialized bulk carrier (SB) All-round bulk carrier (AB) Economies of scale

Iron ore import to Japan, share per ship size

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Bulk carrier economies of scales

6.2 Seaborne trade

World dry bulk shipments (tons)

6.3 Examples

Capesize bulk carrier 176,882 dwt NSS Grandeur

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Self-unloading bulk carrier Bahama Spirit

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Extra slides

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