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In shipping, break-bulk, breakbulk, [2] or break bulk cargo, also called general cargo, is goods that are stowed on board ships in individually counted units. Traditionally, the large numbers of items are recorded on distinct bills of lading that list them by different commodities . [ 3 ]
Break bulk or breaking bulk may refer to: Breakbulk cargo , a shipping term for any loose material that must be loaded individually, and not in Intermodal containers nor in bulk as with oil or grain Breaking bulk (law) , a legal term for taking anything out of a package or parcel or in any way destroying its entirety
The use of an FTL carrier to transport this freight generally provides an overall cost savings because the freight will travel fewer miles in the FTL carrier's network, as well as a reduced overall fuel surcharge cost—that is, one FTL carrier travels the distance to the break-bulk facility for a single carrier's price while using only the ...
Dharamtar port is a tri-modal port with focus on logistics engineering. It handles container transportation as well as bulk and break bulk transportation by road, sea and rail (under development). Dharamtar port also carries out transshipment of containers. It is known for providing special scheduled barge services using the Inland water mode.
During 2010–11, the port handled a total of 294 vessels, including 184 dry bulk, 87 liquid bulk, 22 break bulk and 1 container vessels against 273 vessels in 2009–10, registering a 7.69% increase. [16] Car exports took place through the port for the first time in 2010–11.
This was followed in 2012 by the acquisition of same day courier and IT support and logistics firm Rico Logistics for ₹ 100 crore (£11.81 million). Rico operated as a subsidiary of TVS SCS [7] and was renamed TVS SCS Rico in 2017. [8] TVS Logistics was then renamed to TVS Supply Chain Solutions [9] in 2019.
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V. O. Chidambaranar Port is a port in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, and is one of the 12 major ports in India.It was declared to be a major port on 11 July 1974. It is the second largest port in Tamil Nadu and third largest container terminal in India.