Abstract
Parcel chemical carriers are a type of tank ship purpose-built to carry a variety of bulk liquids requiring specialized cargo handling and cargo containments. The ships are designed and built to provide exceptional flexibility of cargo tank use and cargo stowage over a wide range of liquid cargo characteristics. The paper describes the salient and more unique characteristics of this ship type. The manner in which cargo tank configuration design is dependent upon trade routes, regulatory requirements for dangerous cargo, and other special requirements are described. Cargo handling flexibility is reviewed. Operational points particular to this ship type are discussed.
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