TYPES OF SHIPS

CARGO SHIPS

Container ships

Container ships which carry most of the

world's manufactured goods and products,
usually through scheduled liner services.

Cargo ships are usually specially designed for

the task, often being equipped withcranes
and other mechanisms to load and unload,
and come in all sizes. Today, they are almost
always built of welded steel, and with some
exceptions generally have a life expectancy of
25 to 30 years before being scrapped.

BULK CARRIERS
Bulk carriers the work horses of the
fleet, these transport raw materials
such as iron ore and coal. Identifiable
by the hatches raised above deck level
which cover the large cargo holds.
The work horses of the fleet, these
transport raw materials such as iron
ore and coal. Identifiable by the
hatches raised above deck level which
cover the large cargo holds.

TANKERS
Atanker(ortank shiportankship) is
amerchant vesseldesigned to
transportliquidsorgasesinbulk.
Major types of tankship include the
oil tanker, thechemical tanker, and
gas carrier.

REEFEAR SHIP
Areefer shipis a refrigerated cargo
ship; a type of ship typically used to
transport perishable commodities
which require temperature-controlled
transportation, such as fruit, meat,
fish, vegetables, dairy products and
other foods.

ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF
Roll-on/roll-off(ROROorro-ro)
shipsare vessels designed to
carry wheeledcargo, such as
automobiles,trucks,semi-trailer
trucks, trailers, andrailroad cars
, that are driven on and off the
ship on their own wheels or
using a platform vehicle, such as
a
self-propelled modular transport