For students of Dry Cargo Chartering on the full package this course material is FREE.
This resource is a valuable resource to help ensure that you have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Dry Cargo Chartering market.
Since the advent of containerisation in the 1960s and ’70s, the range of cargoes carried on board vessels and requiring expert stowage and understanding has diminished considerably.
A look through one of the books on cargo stowage written before that time will indicate just how much a difference the ubiquitous container has made to cargo carriage and handling.
Perhaps as many as 70-80% of the commodities listed are no longer offered for carriage other than in containers. However, many hundreds of products and commodities are still offered for shipment in bulk or as part of a general cargo.
This resource looks at their origins and properties, the problems associated with their shipment, and other factors that the dry cargo shipbroker should be aware of when negotiating for their carriage.
During their careers, shipbrokers accumulate specialist knowledge about cargoes, the ships that carry them and their ports of loading and discharge. Some shipbrokers specialise in a very narrow range of cargoes and ship types, but there is always something more to learn; few, if any, brokers would claim to be experts in all the possible combinations of cargoes, ships and ports.
