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Break Bulk Cargo

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Break Bulk Cargo
Cargo on a ship stored without a container, or in only a small container like a barrel or a small box. Historically, nearly all cargo transported from one place to another has been break bulk cargo. However, since the 1960s, large containers built according to ISO specifications have become more common.


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However, the demand for road transport for over dimension cargo (ODC) or break bulk cargo will also continue to grow because of planned industrial growth across the corridor.
The pace of coordination increased when Military Sealift Command awarded the vessel charter to the SS WILSON, a bulk cargo vessel modified to handle break bulk cargo and containers, on a liner in/liner out basis.
If containers, bulk cargo and break bulk cargo can all be moved rapidly and reliably from around Tanzania and the rest of eastern Africa to the port and on to vessels bound for markets around the world, it would go a long way to boosting economic growth in the country.
 
 
 
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