A bulk carrier is usually a medium to large sea vessel that carries food crops, natural resources and other bulk commodities in stock. A cargo ship is a vessel that carries containers for shipping. Generally speaking, the key difference between bulk ships and containers: logistics costs are different, bulk ships carry large loads, delivery speed is slower, fewer ports; cargo ships have more ports, faster delivery speed, high fuel consumption. Thus, the logistics cost of cargo ship is smaller than bulk ship. Different loading targets, bulk ships are mainly food crops, natural resources and other bulk commodities spot, while cargo ships are mainly semi-finished processed or manufactured products.

The characteristics of containers can save the loading and unloading handling human resources management and reduce transportation costs. Cargo ships usually apply bulk or heavy pieces. The delivery of large and small components is time-consuming and laborious. Cargo ships choose Shanghai international logistics in a unified container shipping goods type specifications and specifications, solve the traditional type of package loading and unloading handling way, significantly reduce the loading and unloading handling workers labor efficiency, accelerate the loading and unloading handling rate, reduce the loading and unloading handling cost fee.

For bulk carriers, we generally grasp the above-mentioned raw materials mentioned in the grain, coal, tailing sand, etc.. In fact, bulk carrier refers to the cargo that cannot be put into container by bulk carrier. In addition to the above materials, it also includes mechanical specialties, construction equipment, heavy equipment, etc. Bulk carrier does not include bulk crude oil and other bulk liquid and vapor chemical raw materials. Container cargo is different from bulk carrier. As a matter of fact, container cargo is cargo that cannot fill a full container of a small amount of cargo alone and is loaded with other sender's cargo. Generally speaking, we think that bulk carriers have lower transportation costs than container ships. In fact, we do not care because container ships generally have lower tonnage and relatively higher production costs for the same interval. In addition, since container ships are particularly convenient and fast for spot handling and loading and unloading of the same bulk commodity, the level of damage to the ship is not significant.