MARITIME SHIPPING
The maritime shipping industry refers to
that part of water transport that operates on ocean, as contrasted to inland
shipping. The companies are called ocean carriers, also sometimes known as
shipping lines.
The major types of ships are as
follow
Containerized
Also known as container liner.
Carry as much as 7,000 containers.
Bulk
Bulk cover a wide variety of ships but the
thing they have in common is that the ship is like a big bowl into which the
cargo is poured, either as liquid like oil or dry like wheat.
Bulk : Dry bulk
The ship deck has
large hatches that can be removed and the ship is like a big bowl.
Bulk
: Roll-on/Roll-off.
Commonly called a roro or car carriers.
Only the cargo clearly cannot be poured.
That can be rolled on or off, such as cars
and truck, machinery, and container.
Barges
A large floating bowl or platform that hold
cargo, but has no engine.
It is pulled by a tugboat.
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