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'''Shipping''' is the transportation of goods and [[cargo]]. Over 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry, and without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary for the modern world would not be possible.<ref>''British Chamber of Shipping'' [http://www.british-shipping.org/index.htm British Shipping] Accessed July 12 2007</ref> The British Chamber of Shipping asserts that there are around 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally, transporting every kind of cargo, registered in over 150 nations, and manned by over a million seafarers of virtually every nationality.<ref>''British Chamber of Shipping'' op cit</ref>
==Types of vessel in the world merchant fleet==
*[[Container (shipping)|Container]] ships - These carry most of the world's manufactured goods and products, usually through scheduled liner services.
*Bulk carriers - These transport raw materials such as [[iron ore]], grain, fertilizers and [[coal]].
*Tankers - These transport [[crude oil]], chemicals and [[petroleum]] products.
*Ferries and Cruise ships - Ferries perform short journeys, carrying a combination of passengers, cars and commercial vehicles, while cruise ships operate as "floating hotels".
*Combination Passenger and Cargo Ships - These must have a capacity for 13 or more passengers.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration ''Ships'' [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html Glossary] Accessed July 12 2007</ref>
*Specialist vessels - These include anchor handling and supply vessels for the offshore oil industry, salvage tugs, ice breakers and research vessels.
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]
'''Shipping''' is the transportation of goods and [[cargo]]. Over 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry, and without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary for the modern world would not be possible.<ref>''British Chamber of Shipping'' [http://www.british-shipping.org/index.htm British Shipping] Accessed July 12 2007</ref> The British Chamber of Shipping asserts that there are around 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally, transporting every kind of cargo, registered in over 150 nations, and manned by over a million seafarers of virtually every nationality.<ref>''British Chamber of Shipping'' op cit</ref>
==Types of vessel in the world merchant fleet==
*[[Container (shipping)|Container]] ships - These carry most of the world's manufactured goods and products, usually through scheduled liner services.
*Bulk carriers - These transport raw materials such as [[iron ore]], grain, fertilizers and [[coal]].
*Tankers - These transport [[crude oil]], chemicals and [[petroleum]] products.
*Ferries and Cruise ships - Ferries perform short journeys, carrying a combination of passengers, cars and commercial vehicles, while cruise ships operate as "floating hotels".
*Combination Passenger and Cargo Ships - These must have a capacity for 13 or more passengers.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration ''Ships'' [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html Glossary] Accessed July 12 2007</ref>
*Specialist vessels - These include anchor handling and supply vessels for the offshore oil industry, salvage tugs, ice breakers and research vessels.
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]