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1277: 813: 53: 892: 506:, bauxite, coal, cement, grain and similar cargo. Bulk carriers can be recognized by large box-like hatches on deck, designed to slide outboard or fold fore-and-aft to enable access for loading or discharging cargo. The dimensions of bulk carriers are often determined by the ports and sea routes that they need to serve, and by the maximum width of the Panama Canal. Most lakes are too small to accommodate bulk carriers, but a large fleet of 800: 399: 185: 537: 438: 575: 482: 418:
categorizes ships as: oil tankers, bulk (and combination) carriers, general cargo ships, container ships, and "other ships", which includes "liquefied petroleum gas carriers, liquefied natural gas carriers, parcel (chemical) tankers, specialized tankers, reefers, offshore supply, tugs, dredgers,
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which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the formerly ubiquitous twelve-passenger freighters in which the transport of passengers is secondary to the carriage of freight. The type does however include many classes of ships which are designed to transport substantial
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Coastal trading vessels are smaller ships that carry any category of cargo along coastal, rather than trans-oceanic, routes. Coasters are shallow-hulled
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were able to transport mail, package freight and express, and other cargo in addition to passenger luggage, and were equipped with
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and other submerged navigation hazards, whereas ships designed for blue-water trade usually have much deeper hulls for better
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Different products require different handling and transport, thus special types of tankers have been built, such as
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used for trade between locations on the same island or continent. Their shallow hulls allow them to sail over
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A container ship is a cargo ship that carries its cargo in standardized containers, in a technique called
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A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. The category does not include
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cruise, ferries, other non-cargo". General cargo ships include "multi-purpose and project vessels and
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carrying passengers and sometimes their vehicles. Ferries are also used to transport freight (in
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is the largest in the world. Today, the Greek fleet accounts for some 16 per cent of the world's
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In English, the term "Merchant Navy" without further clarification is used to refer to the
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has currently ceased. Today's largest oil tankers in comparison by gross tonnage are
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and derricks, kingposts, or other cargo-handling gear for that purpose. Modern
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numbers of passengers as well as freight. Indeed, until recently virtually all
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Merchant ships' names have a prefix to indicate which kind of vessel they are:
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They come in myriad sizes and shapes, from six-metre (20 ft) inflatable
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Civilian boat or ship that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire
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for lorries as well as the passengers' cars. Only in more recent
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and other mechanisms to load and unload, and come in all sizes.
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for examples of tankers that have been involved in oil spills.
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of their respective countries, and are called upon to deliver
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During wars, merchant ships may be used as auxiliaries to the
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in bulk. Tankers can range in size from several hundred
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as any vessel (i.e. boat or ship) engaged in commercial
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Index

Merchantman
Merchant Ships
ST Merchantman
Vickers Vanguard

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watercraft
cargo
passengers
pleasure craft
naval ships
dive boats
casino vessels
tugboats
New York Harbor
container ships
submarines
Caribbean
flag of convenience
Liberia
Panama
Greek merchant marine
tonnage
navies
military
materiel

adding to it
United States Coast Guard
trade

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