INTRODUCTION
What percentage of world trade is carried out by sea?
90%
What TEU stands for?
20-foot equivalent unit
What are bulk carriers designed to transport?
solid cargo in bulk
What is the most distinctive feature of car ships?
A very high free board (the height of a ship's side between the waterline and the deck).
What LPG stands for?
Liquefied petroleum gas?
How many billions tons of goods are transported by sea each year?
11 billion tons of good are transported by sea
What FEU stands for?
40-feet equivalent unit
Bulk carriers are considered the ______________ of the merchat flee
workhorses
a car carrier is like a floating parking building having several decks where the cars are
parked and lashed
What LNG stands for?
Liquefied natural gas
In which ways this goods transported by cargo vary?
Raw materials to finished products down to their physical properties wether they be solid, liquid or gas
Define a perishable cargo?
the products that can deteriorate due to not keeping or transporting them under appropriate conditions or heat and humidity.
What does typical bulk cargo include?
Grains like wheat, corn, barley or minerals like iron ore, nickel, coal, salt, sometimes even processed items like, steel bars, steel coil or even scrap metal.
Where is the ramp located?
at the stern
Mention 2 petroleum gas products
propane and butane
There are different types of cargo and different types of__________
ships
Give 3 examples of perishable cargo
fruits, flowers, and vegetables
These are huge empty spaces
Cargo holes
Tankers can be classified as______________ ______________ _______________
Oil tankers, chemical tankers or a combination of both
When LPG is suitable for transport
when it's pressurized into liquid form
Some cargo don't require__________ ___________ and are easy to transport
special treatment
Perishable cargo is carried in_____________ _______________
Refrigerated containers
What is the identifying feature of a bulk carrier
a long flat deck with large hatch ways
Oil tankers are designed to carry______________
Petroleum products such as crude oil, gasoline, diesel
What conditions should be maintained when transporting LPG
Pressure and Temperature