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Ships equipped with permanent
container cells, with little or no space for other types of cargo.
A ship designed for carrying
different types of cargoes requiring different methods of handling.
A cargo vessel with flat bottom and
straight sides for navigation in shallow waters, the mast being usually stepped
in a tabernacle for lowering when passing bridges, etc. Leeboards are generally
used to increase the draught of water when sailing. Ships designed to carry
barges; some are fitted to act as full containerships and can carry a varying
number of barges and containers at the same time.
An acronym taken from the words
"Roll-On/Roll-Off" and used to describe a particular type of
trailer-on-ship operation. Freight ship or ferry with facilities for vehicles
to drive on and off (roll-on roll-off); a system of loading and discharging a
ship whereby the cargo is driven on and off on ramps. Equipped with large
openings at bow and stern and sometimes also in the side, the ship permits
rapid loading and discharge with hydraulically operated ramps providing easy
access. Fully loaded trucks or trailers carrying containers are accommodated on
the deck.
Ships fitted with tanks to carry
liquid cargo such as : crude petroleum and petroleum products; chemicals,
Liquefied gasses (LNG and LPG), wine, molasses, and similar product tankers.
Cargo ship that carries cargoes of
nonuniform sizes, often on pallets, resulting in labor-intensive loading and
unloading; calls at various ports to pick up different kinds of cargoes. All
vessels designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain, fertilizers, ore, and oil. |