Types Of Ships Used Worldwide For Transiting:

1. Container Ships

As the name suggests, a vessel structured specifically to hold huge quantities of cargo compacted in different types of containers is referred to as a container vessel (ship).

Types of Container Ships On Basis Of Sizes:

·         Panamax

·         Suezmax

·         Post-Panamax

·         Post-Suezmax

·         Post-Malaccamax

2. Bulk Carrier Ships

Bulk carriers are a type of ship which transports cargoes (generally dry cargo) in bulk quantities. The cargo transported in such ships is loose cargo i.e. without any specific packaging to it and generally contains items like food grains, ores and coals and even cement.

Types of bulk carriers

·         Conventional bulkers

·         Geared bulker

·         Gearless bulker

·         Self-discharging bulker

3. Tanker Ships

Tanker ships are specialised vessels for carrying a large amount of liquid cargo. Tankers are further sub-divided into different types on the basis of the cargo they carry.

The main types of tankers are:

Oil Tankers: Oil tankers mainly carry crude oil and its by-products.

Liquefied Gas Carriers: A gas carrier (or gas tanker) is a ship designed to transport LPG, LNG or liquefied chemical gases in bulk.

Chemical and Product Carriers: A chemical tanker is a type of tanker ship designed to transport chemicals and different liquid products in bulk

On the basis of their size, tankers are further divided into varies types such as:

·         VLCC

·         ULCC

·         Panamax

·         Aframax

·         Suezmax

4. RoRo Ships

Ro-Ro is an acronym for Roll-on/roll-off. Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels that are used to carry wheeled cargo.

·         Pure Car Carrier (PCC) and Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) RoRo Ships

·         Container Vessel + Ro-Ro (ConRo) Ship

·         General Cargo + Ro-Ro Ship (GenRo) Ships

·         RoPax

·         Complete RoRo Ships

5. Passenger Ships

Passenger ships, as the name suggests, are mainly used for transiting passengers.

They are mainly classified into:

Ferries – Vessels used for transiting passengers (and vehicles) on short-distance routes are called ferries.

Cruise Ships – Mainly used for recreational activities, cruise ships are like luxurious floating hotels with state-of-the-art facilities.