Shipping
- For the internet phenomenon of involvement with fictional romance, see Shipping (fandom).
Shipping is the transport of cargo between seaports by ships, typically large steel vessels powered by diesel engines or steam turbine plants. Ships are extremely expensive. The term originates with the shipping trade, of Wind power ships, and has come to refer to the delivery of cargo and parcels of any size above the common mail of letters and postcards.
Types of ships involved Container ships / Box boats Tankers* Crude Oil* Product General cargo ships Cable layers Offshore supply vessels DP(Dynamically Positioned) ships Ferries / RO-RO (RollOn-RollOff) Gas carriers Car carriers Tugboats Dredgers Barges
Shipping companiesACLAliançaANLAmerican President Lines (APL)Blue Star LineCanada Steamship Lines (CSL)China Navigation Company (CNCO) of Hong KongCMA CGMCoscoCP ShipsDAL Evergreen Marine Corporation is a Taiwanese shipping company.Hamburg SüdHanjinHapag-LloydHyundaiK LineMaersk SealandMatson MSCMitsui O.S.KNeptune Orient Lines (NOL)NYK LineOOCLP&O NedlloydSafmarineStar ReefersUnited Arab Shipping CompanyVertom Shipping and Trading b.vWALYang Ming
Ship Classification RegistersLloyd's Register of ShippingAmerican Bureau of Shipping See alsoaffreightmentMid-stream operation
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