MAIN TYPES OF SHIPS

PASSENGER LINER
This is normally used for carrying passengers, mail and some express cargo. It has regular time-table and only calls at major ports.

CARGO LINER
This is mainly used for carrying a variety of cargo and sometimes a few passengers. It has a regular itinerary.

TRAMP
This is essentially a cargo ship which does not belong to any special line of services or sail to any special place. It is normally chartered to carry a full load of one type of cargo to a certain specified destination where it unloads the whole bulk.

BULK CARRIER
This is a ship which specially built to carry a particular type of cargo. E.g. a bulk carrier for iron ore.

OBO ship
This is an ore-bulk-oil carriers which uses different holds to transport at one time a mixed-bulk cargo. It has holds which can be completely sealed off one from the other.

TANKER
This is special bulk carrier which carries liquids or gases such as oil or liquefied natural gas.

Roll-on, Roll-off or RoRo ship

This is highly specialized ship that allows loaded vehicles like trucks, trailers, passenger cars, etc. to be driven aboard through ramps at the stern and sides.

CONTAINER SHIP
This is built to carry large standardized containers.

OTHER TYPES OF SHIPS

Barge Carriers

REFRIGERATED SHIP

AIR TRANSPORT

RAIL TRANSPORT

COMMERCIAL HARBOUR

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