Ship cargo liner

History

The ship cargo liner was one of the first uses of the boats, for example to transport goods, often massive, upstream of a river towards the downstream. Often, a port of trade made it possible civilizations to develop thanks to the rise of the trade caused by the maritime exchanges.

Types of ships

One distinguishes various types of ships cargo liner according to the type of goods which they transport, and their way of transporting them. To refer to the individual articles for more precise details.

Ship with load " secs"

These ships transport dry cargo, in various forms: cases, containers, bulk, etc One finds there: ; The general-purpose cargo liners: Also called " cargo liners mixtes" or " cargo liners of divers" , in fact ships take on board at the same time goods and passengers, in general a dozen. " cargo liners of divers" do not embark passengers. The cargo and passenger vessels and of various can charge and discharge their cargo using cargo booms, of cranes on roads or when the ports do not have a equipment. They are known as of " ligne" when they always carry out same rotation, or of " Tramping " when their destinations vary according to the embarked cargoes. They represented the prototype of the ship cargo liner until the Sixties. They can transport various types of cases, bulk, Conteneur S, even of the car S. Même if they today are often replaced by more specialized ships, they remain very much used, in particular for the coastal roads. ; The Container ships: These ships are specialized in the conveyer of Conteneur S, boxes with the preset format. Thus, they use space in an optimal way and remain less longer with the port. Their size varies Caboteur transporting a hundred containers to the giants being able to transport ten thousands of it. ; The Bulk carrier S: These ships transport goods in bulk (Sable, Papier, Tuyau X…), in immense compartments. Some are specialized in the transport of Minerai S (ore tankers), others for the transport of pulvérents (Ciment iers). ; The carrier S: Also called " Ro-Ro" for Roll one, Roll-Off (" To roll inside, roll dehors"), these ships transport Véhicule S on several bridges, charged thanks to one or more approach ramps. They often also transport of other goods on their bridge, or of the passengers on certain roads. ; Conveying of vehicles: They are carriers specialized in the transport of new cars. In general very massive, they have to 12 bridges and of the special slopes for the loading of trucks. ; The refrigerated ships: These ships transport non durable products (Fruit S, juice, Viande…) at high speed, by cooling them thanks to specialized installations. Currently, they more and more often transport of the cooled containers.

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