Break Bulk

It refers to that cargo, too heavy or big to be loaded onto a flat rack container, but can be loaded directly onto the vessel. These are known as Break Bulk Cargo. GGI Shipping Agency offers customized solutions that handle all kinds of issues related to break back cargo.

Our well-trained team of professionals has the expertise and experience to tackle any of your requirements in this segment. Some prominent ones include:

« Lashing and latching services.

« Yard to drayage services.

« Alongside vessel loading services.

« Handling of cargo damage and claims.

« Break-bulk vessel arrangements

Break Bulk Cargo

In shipping, break bulk cargo or general cargo is a term that covers a great variety of goods that must be loaded individually, and not in intermodal containers nor in bulk as with oil or grain. Ships that carry this sort of cargo are often called general cargo ships. The term break bulk derives from the phrase breaking bulk — the extraction of a portion of the cargo of a ship or the beginning of the unloading process from the ship's holds. These goods may be in shipping containers (bags,boxes,crates,drums,barelles).Unit loads of items secured to a pallet or skid are also used.

A break-in-bulk point is a place where goods are transferred from one mode of transport to another, for example the docks where goods transfer from ship to truck.