break bulk

Example Sentences

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Until the late 1990s, fresh produce was shipped on break bulk ships—general cargo vessels with big refrigerated spaces—from the production site to a single destination.

From The Wall Street Journal

When ships moored, hordes of longshoremen unloaded “break bulk” cargo crammed into the hold.

From Economist

Workers will still handle U.S. mail, military cargo, perishable goods such as fruits and vegetables, and “break bulk” goods such as cars, wood products and steel, according to a strike-preparations from the ILA.

From Washington Post

Workers will still handle U.S. mail, military cargo, perishable goods such as fruits and vegetables, as well as “break bulk” goods such as cars, wood products and steel, according to a strike-preparations memo from the ILA.

From Washington Post

The delay and expense to which merchants are subjected, when obliged to "break bulk" repeatedly between the port whence they sail and that of their destination, is extreme.

From Project Gutenberg