Break Bulk Cargo

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BBC
Pronunciation
/breɪk bəlk ˈkɑrˌgoʊ/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Shipping & Sailing

Examples in Context

  1. General cargo vessel ( 316 ): A vessel designed to handle break bulk cargo such as bags, cartons, cases, crates and drums, either individually or in unitized or palletized loads.
  2. Due to the increase in foreign trade and many international ports refusing the entering of break bulk cargo, we must accelerate the development of large containers of 20 feet type.

Other meanings of BBC