A vessel of the OBO or bulk carrier type

摘要

A vessel of the OBO or bulk carrier type for transportation of bulk cargo, comprising transverse bulkheads (1, 2), is provided with at least one longitudinal centreline bulkhead (100) intersecting the transverse bulkheads (1, 2), the transverse bulkheads and the longitudinal centreline bulkhead (100) forming longitudinal cargo holds (11), and the cargo holds (11) are provided with hatch openings (21) which essentially cover the tank top area (41) of the respective cargo holds (11), providing a substantially "open hatch", which hatch openings (21) are provided with single piece hatch covers (31).