General cargo ships are the standard design, with large holds that carry any type of cargo.
Most of these are loaded by crane, although some have side doors that allow vehicles to
drive on and off. Many ports around the world do not have facilities to handle the more
specialised ships mentioned below, so these general-purpose vessels are very widely used.
● Bulk carriers carry large quantities of cheap bulk materials in large holds, such as grain
or ores.
● Tankers carry any liquid, but by far the biggest movements are oil. Because of the
economies of scale, these ships are built as big as possible.
● Container ships are specially designed to carry standard containers and their capacity is
commonly rated in TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) or FEUs (40-foot equivalent units). A
typical container ship carries around 5000 of these, with larger ones carrying 10,000.
● Ferries are usually RO-RO (roll-on roll-off) vessels that carry road vehicles over relatively
short distances. There are, however, longer RO-RO routes between, say, Europe and
America.
General cargo ships are the standard design, with large holds that carry any type of cargo.Most of these are loaded by crane, although some have side doors that allow vehicles todrive on and off. Many ports around the world do not have facilities to handle the morespecialised ships mentioned below, so these general-purpose vessels are very widely used.● Bulk carriers carry large quantities of cheap bulk materials in large holds, such as grain or ores.● Tankers carry any liquid, but by far the biggest movements are oil. Because of theeconomies of scale, these ships are built as big as possible. ● Container ships are specially designed to carry standard containers and their capacity iscommonly rated in TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) or FEUs (40-foot equivalent units). Atypical container ship carries around 5000 of these, with larger ones carrying 10,000. ● Ferries are usually RO-RO (roll-on roll-off) vessels that carry road vehicles over relativelyshort distances. There are, however, longer RO-RO routes between, say, Europe andAmerica.
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