by Middle rouge » January 17, 2015, 9:26 pm
cpfan wrote:mccollochd wrote:I keep a spreadsheet of Lakes vessels. I show 94 (51 Canadian, 43 American) bulk cargo carriers on the Lakes . this includes the ATB like Lakes Contender, Pathfinder, but does not include cement carriers or tankers or passenger vessels. CSL St Laurent will be added to the list when she arrives in Montreal.
Why are cement carriers and tankers not included?
Steve
The popular definition of a bulk carrier, per the internet, is a cargo vessel that carries a
variety of cargos in bulk quantities. Although cement carriers carry cement in bulk quantities, that is the only thing they carry.
Tankers, on the other hand, only carry liquified cargos. Bulk carriers carry cargo ranging from stone to sand, to ash. These cargos have a variety of size and consistency, while the consistency of liquids can be easily changed.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on this topic. These are my own understandings of the differences between bulk carriers, cement carriers, and tankers.
[quote="cpfan"][quote="mccollochd"]I keep a spreadsheet of Lakes vessels. I show 94 (51 Canadian, 43 American) bulk cargo carriers on the Lakes . this includes the ATB like Lakes Contender, Pathfinder, but does not include cement carriers or tankers or passenger vessels. CSL St Laurent will be added to the list when she arrives in Montreal.[/quote]
Why are cement carriers and tankers not included?
Steve[/quote]
The popular definition of a bulk carrier, per the internet, is a cargo vessel that carries a [b]variety[/b] of cargos in bulk quantities. Although cement carriers carry cement in bulk quantities, that is the only thing they carry.
Tankers, on the other hand, only carry liquified cargos. Bulk carriers carry cargo ranging from stone to sand, to ash. These cargos have a variety of size and consistency, while the consistency of liquids can be easily changed.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on this topic. These are my own understandings of the differences between bulk carriers, cement carriers, and tankers.