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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INTTRA Asia Technology Summit: Digitalization Expands, Need for Standards Increases

Market Watch 14 Nov 2018

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CargoX debuts its blockchain solution for shipping

Splash24/7 14 Nov 2018

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Maersk warns trade war will hit container shipping

This is Money 14 Nov 2018

importers are stocking up on Chinese goods before new import tariffs take effect, shipping giant A.P ... shipping in the coming years ... However, selling its oil and gas business has made it more reliant than ever on the shipping industry and swings in freight rates and fuel oil prices....

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Herald-Standard 14 Nov 2018

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UPS Freight Resumes Operations After Workers Approve Contract, Avoid Strike

TT News 13 Nov 2018

UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have approved a new five-year contract, averting a strike by 11,600 UPS freight workers as the Atlanta-based company heads into its busiest shipping time of the year ... ....

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Broker Research @moneycontrolcom. Watchlist Portfolio Message Set Alert. live. bselive nselive. Volume. Todays L/H. More. × ... Freight & shipping division grew 27% and 36% to Rs 293 crore and Rs 79 crore, respectively, whereas supply chain division grew mere 9% to Rs 255 crore EBITDA margins contracted 106 bps to 8.6% (I-direct estimate. 9.8%) ... ....

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Samsonite International SA (SMSOF) CEO Kyle Gendreau on Q3 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha 13 Nov 2018

... as we are expanding our e-commerce business, you will end up with some distribution costs in there both from the, kind of the variable cost of placement for your e-commerce site and also kind of the freight and shipping and handling that ends up in that distribution side as well....

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Strike averted, UPS Freight restarts LTL freight shipping

Journal of Commerce 12 Nov 2018

UPS Freight resumed pickups and began accepting freight shortly after Teamsters employees approved a second and 'last, best, final' contract proposal Sunday Photo credit ... Teamsters employees at UPS Freight approved a new, five-year contract, averting a potential strike that would have hit shippers just as the pre-holiday peak shipping season... ....

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UPS avoids work stoppage as freight workers approve new contract

Market Watch 12 Nov 2018

United Parcel Service Inc.’s freight workers ratified a final ... UPS UPS, -1.78% said it would immediately resume pickups for its freight customers, which primarily ship heavier goods and bulk shipments that move on pallets....

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UPS avoids teamsters strike, ratifies contract ahead of holiday rush

Business Journal 12 Nov 2018

UPS and its freight workers have come to a deal, avoiding what could have been a messy holiday shipping season. Freight workers with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union ratified a final contract offer with United Parcel Service Inc....

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UPS avoids freight Teamsters strike, ratifies contract ahead of holiday rush

Business Journal 12 Nov 2018

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UPS Freight workers OK labor contract, avoid strike

WPXI 12 Nov 2018

UPS Freight workers voted in favor of approving a new labor contract over the weekend, avoiding the risk of a strike that could have affected shippers transporting goods around the country ... As a result, UPS a week and a half ago told its freight customers to make alternative shipping arrangements because service could be disrupted....

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Drought has hit Europe's Rhine River and its commerce hard: 'Everyone's hoping for rain'

The Los Angeles Times 12 Nov 2018

“Most of Germany’s freight shipping is concentrated on the Rhine because of historical reasons and industrial reasons — a large share of the country’s heavy industry is based along the river,” said Martyn Douglas of the Federal Environmental Agency....