随着杂货集装箱化程度的日益提高，杂货船在世界商船队中的统治地位早已不复存在。在今后一段时间里，既能运集装箱，又能运杂货的多用途船将会成为市场需求的热点。杂货船必须在降低燃油消耗率和其它营运成本，提高船位利用率，增加集装箱运力等方面得到改进才能在激烈的竞争中求得生存。 With the increasing degree of grocery containerization, the dominance of general cargo ships in the world’s merchant fleet has ceased to exist. In the coming period, multi-purpose vessels capable of transporting containers and transporting groceries will become hot spots in the market. The general cargo ship must be improved in terms of reducing fuel consumption and other operating costs, improving utilization of shipping spaces and increasing container capacity, in order to survive in the fierce competition.