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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Latest News for: Freight ship

America's trucker shortage is a crisis you may not have noticed — but we all depend on drivers who are underpaid and overworked

Business Insider 22 Sep 2018

Trucks stand prepared to haul shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest container port ... "The essence of being a driver is that you don't come home every night," Frank Huster, the CEO of DSLV, Germany's Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association, told me ... And with freight shipping that cheap, people expect the truck part to be correspondingly cheap."....

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FedEx freight facility to open in Mercedes, creating 125 jobs

Valley Morning Star 21 Sep 2018

Setzer Properties, the developer, purchased 34 acres for $850,000 without an incentive, according to Development Corporation of Mercedes Executive Director Melissa Ramirez, adding FedEx will employ about 125 workers at the freight facility ... FedEx’s freight ... FedEx’s nearest shipping center, located in Harlingen, also ships freight loads by plane....

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Official: FedEx facility in Mercedes to create 125 jobs

The Mcallen Monitor 21 Sep 2018

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Baffled by Maersk’s BAF

Splash24/7 21 Sep 2018

David Macleod from Hong Kong freight management and consultancy HoldFast Pacific chips in with his own thoughts on this week’s hot topic, Maersk’s sulphur cap surcharge ... And it would be logical that carriers seek to reflect this in their freight pricing. However, logic is a notion that is tested from time to time in liner shipping ... But as always, the all-in freight prices will ultimately be set by the market....

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West Warwick High goes hydroponic

Kent County Daily Times 21 Sep 2018

... farm from Freight Farms ... The Leafy Green Machine, created by Freight Farms, is essentially a “farm-in-a-box.” It’s a 40-foot shipping container outfitted with all of the tools and equipment necessary to run a productive hydroponic indoor farm ... According to Freight Farms, the farm should be able to produce up to 150 pounds of produce per week....

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India to pay in rupees for Iranian oil as US sanctions will block use of dollars

DNA India 21 Sep 2018

US sanctions against Iran come into effect from November 4 and will block banking channels ... Besides blocking of banking channels from November, the absence of payment mechanism may pose a challenge to the transportation of the oil as Iranian crude is bought on a CIF basis and shipped on Iranian tankers. Under Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) mode of shipping, the seller assumes the responsibility of transportation and insurance ... ....

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Sealed Air’s StealthWrap™ Solution Wins Packaging Innovation Award

Watertown Public Opinion 21 Sep 2018

Its ability to eliminate outer shipping cartons and thus keep packages smaller not only lowers freight costs but also offers sustainability benefits such as delivering a 90 percent reduction in packaging weight as compared to corrugated boxes ... enable a safer and less wasteful food supply chain and protect valuable goods shipped around the world....

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Chemical firm makes its biggest deal ever

Chicago Business 21 Sep 2018

Downers Grove-based distributor Univar is paying $2 billion for a rival ... Claire Bushey ... "Focus on the landing ... Scale benefits distributors, and Poliniak-Cusic writes that Univar stands to gain from potential fixed-cost savings in warehousing, business software, sales force and shipping. "Simply put, more customers and suppliers per salesperson plus fewer freight shipments and distribution centers equals higher incremental profit." ... ....

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Drugs, guns and a stolen mop: Trenton Police blotter for Sept. 20, 2018

The Trentonian 21 Sep 2018

Authorities showed the arms-and-drugs-trafficking duo no love in hitting them with multiple charges after detectives learned a pot shipment was being delivered to a freight depot in New Jersey from San Jose, California, state police said in a news release ... 11 from two wooden crates in a depot that were being shipped to Philadelphia....

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Sealed Air’s StealthWrap™ Solution Wins Packaging InnovationAward

Market Watch 20 Sep 2018

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here. https.//www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180920005909/en/ ... Its ability to eliminate outer shipping cartons and thus keep packages smaller not only lowers freight costs but also offers sustainability benefits such as delivering a 90 percent reduction in packaging weight as compared to corrugated boxes ... × ....

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India to pay in rupees for Iranian oil

Deccan Chronicle 20 Sep 2018

New Delhi ...   ... UCO Bank had in the previous round of sanctions handled rupee payments ... Besides blocking of banking channels from November, the absence of payment mechanism may pose a challenge to the transportation of the oil as Iranian crude is bought on a CIF basis and shipped on Iranian tankers. Under Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) mode of shipping, the seller assumes the responsibility of transportation and insurance ... end-of. ....

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Local shipping store offers lots of options

Jonesborough Herald & Tribune 19 Sep 2018

While shipping makes up the lion’s share of their business, the Packet – N – Post, located at 107 E ... “The shipping is going to get you a 40 to 45 percent return, which is good, but you have to have a lot of it ... The Packet – N – Post offers shipping through UPS, FedEx, DHL, and the U.S. Mail as well as freight shipping ... Office Manager Gail Stallard added, “We will custom pack anything they have for shipping....

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New cost to build bike spur cause of concern for Athens City Council

The Athens Messenger 19 Sep 2018

The treatment plant collects sludge and ships it to landfills, and so is looking into a ... “By removing water from the sludge, it makes it lighter, and it also lessens the amount of cost with freight, with shipping, and is proactive on a number of levels with concerns regarding regulations and government interaction,” council member Kent Butler said....

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