Vessel Types Explained
- Dry Cargo Ships:
- Bulk Carriers: For dry cargoes with a high weight to cost ratio such as coal, grain and ore, economies of scale have produced the modern bulk carrier.
- General Cargo Vessels:
- Container Vessels:
- Reefer Vessels:
- Ro-Ro Vessels:
- Liquid Cargo Ships:
- Crude Carriers:
As nouns the difference between cargo and containeris that cargo is freight carried by a ship, aircraft etc while container is an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
Vessel is a catch-all term, like 'watercraft', which describes any floating object used for the carriage of people or goods. Generally smaller and less complex vessels are 'boats', whilst larger and more complex vessels are 'ships'. As a general rule, you can put a boat on a ship, but you can't put a ship on a boat.
Ultramax bulk carriers are medium-sized vessels. Larger than Supramax vessels, they have a carrying capacity generally between 60,000 to 65,000 DWT. These vessels are considered an upgrade over the smaller Supramax carriers. Panamax vessels are medium-sized vessels with a carrying capacity of 65,000 and 80,000 DWT.
Container ships (sometimes spelled containerships) are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships now rival crude oil tankers and bulk carriers as the largest commercial seaborne vessels.
A container is loaded and then brought to the port by a trucking company. Once the designated ship has arrived, the container is brought to the ships side by a special chassis and cab called a bomb cart (photo above). At most ports container movement is computer controlled.
Most containerships are designed to travel at speeds around 24 knots. Slow steaming (18-20 knots; 33.3 – 37.0 km/hr). Running ship engines below capacity to save fuel consumption but at the expense an additional travel time, particularly over long distances (compounding effect).
Definition. Options. Rating. CARGO. Consolidated Afloat Requisitioning Guide Overseas.
A shipment usually refers to the process of moving goods. It can be made by road, sea or air, since it represents a group of items that will be transported from one place to another once. Cargo usually refers to the goods themselves, independently if they are moved by ground, sea or air.
The two main categories are general and bulk cargo. General cargo is unitized (carried in defined load units) while bulk cargo is loose (carried in any quantity). General cargo can be sub-divided into three categories: Break Bulk.
Cargo is typically goods carried by larger vehicles, such as large cargo ships and planes, whereas freight is typically goods carried by smaller vehicles like trucks. Both terms are used for imported and exported goods.
Cargo Synonyms - WordHippo Thesaurus.
What is another word for cargo?
| freight | lading |
|---|
| burden | consignment |
| contents | goods |
| haul | merchandise |
| shipment | boatload |
a goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; freight. b (as modifier) a cargo vessel. 2 any load.
Container vessels are fast, cheap and frequent but strict have strong restriction on the shape and size of the plates to be shipped. Conventional vessels are more expensive, sail more rarely and are slower. However there are few limits on the size and weight of the load.
Different Types of Sea Transport
- Cargo Ships. One of the most common types of sea transport involves using a cargo ship.
- RoRo Ships. Roll-On/Roll-Off (RoRo) ships typically transport vehicles.
- Bulk Carriers. Bulk carriers hold an essential spot in the maritime shipping industry.
- Barges.
Mother vessel is big in size compared to feeder vessel. Mother vessels only serve. between major big ports. Mother vessels have the capacity to carry thousands of containers. Mother vessel calls only main ports.
Vessel name with voyage number are mentioned in Bill of lading of each shipment issued by carrier of goods. Some of you may need clarification on voyage number mentioned in Bill of lading and other shipping journals.
