A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's...

is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo—such as grain, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement—in its cargo holds. Since the...

The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines...

Amphibious cargo ships were U.S. Navy ships designed specifically to carry troops, heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults, and...

referred to as cargo, especially by shipping lines and logistics operators. When empty containers are shipped each unit is documented as a cargo and when goods...

A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This is in contrast...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A reefer ship is a refrigerated cargo ship typically used to transport perishable cargo, which require temperature-controlled...

A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions...

Reserve Force ships (MV, SS, GTS) – 54 Aviation logistics support ship – 2 Crane ship – 4 Vehicle cargo ship – 48 (of 58) Reserve Fleet ships (USS, USNS)...

Charleston-class amphibious cargo ships were a class of amphibious cargo ships in service with the United States Navy. These ships served in Amphibious Readiness...

A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a...

viable passenger liner. The German-built Otto Hahn, completed in 1968, a cargo ship and research facility, sailed some 650,000 nautical miles (1,200,000 km)...

etc.). Cargo is shipped under a single contract but performed using at least two different modes of transport (e.g. ground and air). Cargo may not be...

class of dry cargo ship is a class of 14 underway replenishment vessels operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command. The ships in the class...

freight cargo. List of Bangladesh-flagged cargo ships List of Greece-flagged cargo ships List of Liberia-flagged cargo ships List of Malta-flagged cargo ships...

Autonomous cargo ships, also known as autonomous container ships or maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), are crewless vessels that transport either...

and the ship's deck and cargo raised above the waterline. Project cargo ships that use at least one heavy-lift crane for handling heavy cargo and sufficient...

A ship's hold or cargo hold is a space for carrying cargo in the ship's compartment. Cargo in holds may be either packaged in crates, bales, etc., or unpackaged...

Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept...

Vehicle cargo ship is a model of United States Navy ship used for the prepositioning of Army vehicles. An example of this is the USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)...

Algol-class vehicle cargo ships, also known as Fast Sealift Ships (FSS) or SL-7s, are currently the fastest conventional steam powered cargo ships in the world...

list of shipwrecks in 2024 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2024. "Two Cargo Ships Get Stranded by Inclement Winter Weather...

general cargo. A tramp (trader) has no fixed run but will go wherever a suitable cargo takes it. Thus a ship and crew may be chartered from the ship owner...

A passenger ship is a merchant ship whose primary function is to carry passengers on the sea. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations...

a ship's cargo, or commencing unloading the cargo. Ships carrying break-bulk cargo are often called general cargo ships. Break-bulk/general cargo consists...

Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship is a class of vehicle cargo ships, used for prepositioning of Army vehicles. The lead ship of this class is USNS Bob...

Strategic sealift ships are part of the United States Military Sealift Command's (MSC) prepositioning program. There are currently 17 ships in the program...

capable of being rowed Blockade runner A ship whose current business is to slip past a blockade Boita A cargo vessel used for trade between Eastern India...

ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operation is the transfer of cargo between seagoing ships positioned alongside each other, either while stationary or underway...

A cargo liner, also known as a passenger-cargo ship or passenger-cargoman, is a type of merchant ship which carries general cargo and often passengers...