Breakbulk vs. Container Shipping: Cost, Cargo Types & Feasibility

Introduction: The Evolution of Ocean Freight Transport Modes Breakbulk vs Container Shipping is a key decision for project logistics managers moving structural steel, petrochemical refinery towers, power turbines, locomotives or mining excavators. Before containerization became widespread in the 1950s, much general cargo was handled as breakbulk: individually packed boxes, barrels, crates and bundles manually loaded […]

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