TYPES OF SHIPS
Cargo carriers, passenger carriers, industrial ships, service vessels, and noncommercial miscellaneous make up the vast bulk of ships that are neither yachts nor military boats. Every category can be further broken down, with the first category having by far the most subcategories.
Container ships
It is the most typical method of shipping goods by sea. These vessels are intended to transport typical 20', 40', and 45'containers, as their names imply. They can handle the majority of dry-load travel. They can carry up to 15,000 TEUs or 85 TEUs (twenty equivalent units). The Emma Maersk is a container ship that is the largest. The boxes are loaded and unloaded using gantry cranes.
General cargo ships
They primarily transport packaged items and lack space for containers. Once in ports, they load and unload cargo using their own built-in cranes.
Tanker ships
They are made to transport huge quantities of liquid goods in bulk, including petroleum products (oil, gas), chemicals, wine, juice, and other alcoholic beverages. Depending on the cargo they carry, they are further classified into various sorts.
Oil tankers are used to transport crude oil and its byproducts. These vessels have a two million barrel capacity.
Liquefied gas tankers can transport liquefied chemical gases, LNG, or LPG (liquid petroleum gas).
Chemical and product tankers are used for a variety of liquid chemicals and products. To prevent the mixing of different substances, these ships contain many tanks. Other tanker kinds for wine, juice, etc.
Dry bulk carrier ships
They are designed specifically for the bulk transportation of solid, unpacked, dry freight. Then, such carriers are used for palletized cargo (paints, chemicals), bagged cargo (cement, wheat, sugar, etc.), minerals (coal, iron ore, etc.), timber, grains, and similar products. They have spaces on their decks designated specifically for loading and unloading, and they are fitted with spoon-shaped cranes that make this possible.
Multipurpose ships
Thanks to various containers and storage methods, they can transport a variety of items (general cargo, liquid). They are mostly employed on routes that call for self-geared ships and don't have access to shore-handling facilities.
Reefer ships
They are made to transport frozen or temperature-controlled cargo, typically in refrigerator containers. On board these vessels, food and perishable items (fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, etc.) are transported and preserved at extremely low temperatures to ensure their quality during the voyage.
Roll-on/roll-off ships
These ships are designed for the transportation of wheeled freight, including buses, trucks, construction machinery, excavators, and industrial vehicles or lorries, using ramps and platforms. Regardless of whether they are driven or handled by wheeled handling equipment with wheels or not, the vehicles can directly roll onto and off of the vessel.
Passenger ships
On cruise ships or ocean liners, more than four million people travel annually, and many more take international passenger ferries. The largest cruise ship in use today can accommodate more than 6,200 passengers and 2,300 crew members. It also has an ice rink, a park, swimming pools, theaters, and a number of other recreational facilities.
LIVESTOCK CARRIER
A big ship called a "livestock carrier" is used to export sheep, cattle, and goats alive. Usually, these ships are either newly constructed or repurposed container ships. Ample ventilation, food, and water are important requirements for transporting animals.
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