Nautical Term: Forest product carrier

Definition of Forest product carrier

A forest product carrier is a specialized vessel engineered for the efficient transportation of processed timber. Equipped with expansive hatchways, forest product carriers simplify the stowage and transfer of their forestry cargo, ensuring seamless logistics for forest product industries.

For instance, The M/V Greenwood, a 12,000-deadweight-ton forest product carrier, arrived at the Port of Vancouver this morning. With its spacious hatchways, the Greenwood efficiently offloads processed timber and rapidly prepares for its next voyage, transporting valuable forest products to destinations around the world.

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