Cargo ship

A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usually specially designed for the task, often being equipped with cranes and other mechanisms to load and unload, and come in all sizes. Today, they are almost always built by welded steel, and with some exceptions generally have a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years before being scrapped.

Types

Cargo ships/freighters can be divided into five groups, according to the type of cargo they carry. These groups are:

General cargo vessels

Tankers

Dry bulk carriers

Multi-purpose vessels

Reefer ships

General cargo vessels carry packaged items like chemicals, foods, furniture, machinery, motor- and military vehicles, footwear, garments, etc.

Tankers carry petroleum products or other liquid cargo.

Dry bulk carriers carry coal, grain, ore and other similar products in loose form.

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ENDING LOSSES IN MARITIME SECTOR

This Day 18 Feb 2019

In the last three years, importers and exporters in Nigeria have paid over $25.3 billion to foreign ship owners as freight charges on goods imported and exported out of the country ... a total sum of $9,0878 billion as freight for dry and wet cargo to foreign ship owners in 2015....

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Australia launches biggest-ever cargo ship to carry fruit exports from Tasmania to the mainland before being shipped overseas

This is Money 18 Feb 2019

Australia's biggest-ever cargo ship to carry fruit exports has launched in Tasmania and will soon begin its journey to Melbourne. The Tasmanian Achiever II is 210m long and can carry 40 per cent more freight per voyage than any other ship on the route ... Mr Morrison was aboard the ship for the naming ceremony while visiting the Apple Isles....

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Kizad top of the menu for food firms

Gulf News 18 Feb 2019

Highlight. Regional companies are realising the benefits of starting operations in Kizad, promoting the benefits of the hub to prospective investors.   ... Connectivity is key ... In December, the port opened its second terminal in partnership with China’s Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd, which includes the largest container freight station in the Middle East....

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How a Southern California matron used her wits and wealth to create Joshua Tree National Park

Finger Lakes Times 18 Feb 2019

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Nobody looks at the mural. Tourists keep their heads down as they walk past. They scan maps, reach for keys, tell their children to use the bathroom ... Serene. Determined ... Hoyt ... For the Garden Club of America's Flower Show, she filled seven freight cars with desert rocks, plants and sand and had them shipped to New York ... ....

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Australia's biggest cargo ship is launched in Tasmania, but exporters warn it soon won't be enough

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Feb 2019

The 210-metre, $172 million Tasmania Achiever 2 is capable of carrying 40 per cent more freight than any other ship across Bass Straight, but primary producers urge the State Government not to be complacent as demand for exports grow in the future ... ....

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Teekay Offshore: Clearly The Market Made A Mistake

Seeking Alpha 17 Feb 2019

An investment opportunity was provided when Teekay Offshore (TOO) and the related preferreds (TOO.PA) (TOO.PB) and (TOO.PE) plunged along with many shipping companies on the trade dispute talks (especially perceived setbacks). But Teekay Offshore was never a traditional shipping company....

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Massachusetts black veterans celebrate 400 years of black presence, service in America

Stars and Stripes 17 Feb 2019

(Tribune News Service) — One year before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, a small, Dutch ship berthed at Point Comfort in Virginia and unloaded its cargo bound for the town of Hampton. The usual freight and merchandise was carried on board the ship....

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How prepared is Britain for a no-deal Brexit?

The Hindu 16 Feb 2019

It was the smallest of three freight supply contracts awarded, but quickly came under the spotlight after it emerged that Seaborne Freight, which had started operating only in 2017, had never operated a ferry route and did not own any ship ... over the freight service contracts....

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Textainer Announces Date for the Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Market Watch 15 Feb 2019

We lease containers to approximately 250 customers, including all of the world’s leading international shipping lines, and other lessees. Our fleet consists of standard dry freight, dry freight specials, and refrigerated intermodal containers....

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Proposed cap and trade system would change Oregon

Herald and News 15 Feb 2019

So the company would be forced to buy more allowances, which would reduce the distance it can competitively ship the cement ... Jana Jarvis, president of the Oregon Trucking Associations, said the goal to reduce emissions is laudable, but could be a death knell for her industry, which ships 80 percent of Oregon’s freight....

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Blockchain is bullsh!t, prove me wrong meets ‘chain gang fans at tech confab • The Register

A Bit of News 15 Feb 2019

Another much-touted use is in freight shipping, but she focused on just the bill of lading – which is a list of ship’s cargo the master gives to the person consigning the goods. The StateZero Labs co-founder said IBM’s efforts in container shipping had gone “too big too soon” by trying to revolutionise the whole chain ... Oracle....

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No clear line on stalled China-Malaysia railway

Asiatimes 15 Feb 2019

If constructed, the ECRL would cross Peninsular Malaysia to link a new deep-water port in Kuantan on the South China Sea with the western seaport of Klang and shipping routes along the Strait of Malacca. Tens of thousands would be employed to construct and operate freight and ......

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