shipment

goods carried by a large vehicle the act of sending off something

: ''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. Many nations have built specialized navynaval ships to ensure the free movement of legitimate cargo; these "Merchant navymerchant navies" are essential to the world economy, carrying the bulk of international trade. The ships are also extremely expensive constructions themselves, being some of the largest man-made vehicles ever. 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.Most cargo transport is by shipping rather than by air transport because shipping is cheaper. Air transport is usually reserved for products which must be sent within a certain time frame.''Shipping'' can more generally refer to the transport of freight ("shipments"), independent of the mode of transport. An example would be Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipping, where the primary mode of transport is by truck.

Types of ships involved -

container ships / box boats

bulk carriers (wet and dry)

* Tanker (ship)tankers

** chemical

** crude oil

** gas carriers

** LNG

** product

general cargo ships

cable layers

offshore supply vessels

DP(Dynamically Positioned) ships

ferryferries / RORO (roll on-roll off)

car carriers

tugboats

dredgers

barges

Shipping companies -

Associated Transport Line

Atlantic Container Line

Aliança

Australian National Line

American President LinesAmerican President Lines (APL)

Bergesen d.y. ASA

Blue Star Line

Canada Steamship Lines Inc.Canada Steamship Lines (CSL)

China Navigation Company (CNCO) of Hong Kong

CMA CGM

Cosco

CP Ships

Deutsche Afrika Linien

Dampskibsselskabet "NORDEN"

Evergreen Marine Corporation is a Taiwanese shipping company.

Hamburg Süd

Hanjin

Hapag-Lloyd

Hyundai GroupHyundai

K Line

Maersk Sealand

Matson

Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.MSC

Mitsui O.S.K.

Neptune Orient LinesNeptune Orient Lines (NOL)

NYK Line

OOCL

P&O Nedlloyd

Safmarine

Scorpio S.A.M

Star Reefers

United Arab Shipping Company

Vertom Shipping and Trading b.v.

WAL

Yang Ming

Zim - Integrated shipping Services

Ship classification registers -

Det Norske Veritas

Lloyd's Register of Shipping

American Bureau of Shipping

International Register of Shipping

Ship Brokers -

New England Tanker Chartering, Inc

See also -

affreightment

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