They all come under the collective term of general cargo . The Chief Officer is usually that person designated on board the vessel who is responsible for the handling and safe stowage of all cargoes ...

Roll-on, Roll-off (Ro-Ro) cargoes. Bulk cargoes can be loaded and discharged from a ship quickly and efficiently. Conversely, we have yet to see 10000 tonnes of grain being loaded into a Jumbo Jet.

A Netherlands ship has been temporarily banned from entering Australian ports because it failed to safely store the chemical ...