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bulk carrier
noun
- a single-decked ship designed to carry dry cargoes, as grain or coal, in bulk form.
bulk carrier
noun
- a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain Also calledbulker
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Origin of bulk carrier1
Example Sentences
Three years after bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off Mauritius, spilling 1000 tonnes of a new type of marine fuel oil, Curtin University-led research has confirmed the oil is still present in an environmentally sensitive mangrove forest close to important Ramsar conservation sites.
In March, the Indian navy detained dozens of pirates who seized a bulk carrier and took its 17 crew hostage.
Ms Chao was chairwoman and chief executive of her family's shipping business, the Foremost Group, which operates a global fleet of bulk carrier ships.
They've already struck several, sunk one - the Rubymar - and killed three crew on board the bulk carrier True Confidence.
The Greek-flagged, U.S.-owned bulk carrier Sea Champion had been full of grain from Argentina and was bound for Aden and then rebel-held Hodeida when it was hit in February.
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