Bulk cargo
（重定向自Bulk liquids）
![A mini-bulker taking on cargo in Brest.](/Images/godic/202501/02/Mini-bulker_loading_scrap_iron3940.jpg")
![Modern tank cars carry all types of liquid and gaseous commodities.](/Images/godic/202501/02/TILX2903443941.JPG")
![This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production.](/Images/godic/202501/02/LightningVolt_Iron_Ore_Pellets3941.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202501/02/Heyl_&_Patterson_Rotary_Railcar_Dumper3941.jpg")
Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. It refers to material in either liquid or granular, particulate form, as a mass of relatively small solids, such as petroleum/crude oil, grain, coal, or gravel. This cargo is usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, into a bulk carrier ship's hold, railroad car/railway wagon, or tanker truck/trailer/semi-trailer body. Smaller quantities (still considered "bulk") can be boxed (or drummed) and palletised. Bulk cargo is classified as liquid or dry.