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Common types of ships for sea transportation

Hello, friends, in foreign trade or international logistics, sea transportation is a carrier for the middle journey. Do you know the common types of concentrated sea transportation ships?

Don't worry! Today I will introduce you to ten common types of sea transportation ships

1 Container ship

The most common type of ship in international logistics, used to transport containers with various goods.

2 Bulk carrier

Transport bulk goods, such as coal, ore, grain and other bulk goods.

3 General cargo ship

Used to transport various other goods, such as packaged goods (cement, sugar, etc.), stacked goods (oil and gas, chemicals, etc.), wood, etc.

4 Ro-Ro ship

Designed for transporting vehicles that can drive in and out by themselves, such as cars, trucks, tractors, etc.

5 Multipurpose ship

Used to transport a combination of the above goods. Very versatile and popular ships, especially for certain routes where there are no onshore processing facilities and require automatic ships.

6 Refrigerated ship

Used to transport goods that need to be refrigerated, such as frozen meat, fruits, vegetables, etc.

7 Chemical tanker

Specially used to transport various chemicals, such as acids, alkalis, etc.

8 Oil tanker

A ship specially used to transport liquid cargoes such as crude oil and refined oil.

9 Barge carrier

A ship capable of transporting entire barges, which can operate independently in inland rivers or coastal areas.

10 Tugboat

Mainly used to tow or push other ships or water structures.

 

I hope this summary can help everyone, so that they can be more handy in logistics exports.

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