Bulk cargo
(c) Bulk cargo. For purposes of this part, bulk cargo is defined as homogeneous cargo that is stowed loose in the hold and is not enclosed in any container such as a box, bale, bag, cask, or the like. Such cargo is also described as bulk freight. Specifically, bulk cargo is composed of either: (1) Free flowing articles such as oil, grain, coal, ore, and the like, which can be pumped or run through a chute or handled by dumping; or (2) Articles that require mechanical handling such as bricks, pig iron, lumber, steel beams, and the like.