Water transportation described as the movement of people and freight by boat, ship, barge or sailboat

across ocean, sea, lake, canal, or river, or through other modes of water transportation. It is a vital
method of transportation.

Water transportation is the most cost-effective method of moving large, perishable, and heavy products
across long distances. This method of travel is mainly used to carry people, as well as perishable and
non-perishable items together referred to as cargo.

Water transport is the most economical and historically significant method of transport. It runs on a
nature track and, with the exception of canals, does not need significant financial expenditure in the
building and maintenance of its route.

Water transport also has a very low operating cost. It has the greatest load capacity and is thus best
suited to transporting huge quantities of heavy items across long distances. It has been instrumental in
bringing the world’s many regions closer together and is essential to international commerce.