Unpackaged solid cargo such as coal, ore and grain
when food or other products are sold unpackaged or in large volumes to reduce packaging waste. Consumers who buy one large bottle of juice rather than many small containers of juice, for example, are “buying in bulk.
Goods or cargo not in packages, boxes, bags or other containers; or goods unpackaged (loose) within a shipping container. Also, a large box used to contain a volume of product; e.g., "bulk box." (See also: Loose)
Expression for bulk commodities. A term for everything stowed in bulk without packaging.
The presentation to consumers at retail sale of an agricultural product in unpackaged, loose form, enabling the consumer to determine the individual pieces, amount, or volume of the product purchased.
Cargo shipped in loose condition and of a homogeneous nature. Cargoes that are shipped unpackaged either dry, such as grain and ore, or liquid, such as petroleum products. Bulk service generally is not provided on a regularly scheduled basis, but rather as needed, on specialized ships, transporting a specific commodity.