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Different Type of Ships

1. Container Ship
 a ship that is designed to carry goods stowed in containers.
 also called boxship or spelled containership
 is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a
technique called containerization.
 are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most
seagoing non-bulk cargo.
Example:

2. Fishing Vessels
 is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals in the
sea, lake or river.
Example:

3. Tugboat
 or tug is a marine vessel that maneuvers other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with
direct contact or a tow line.
Example:

4. Barge
 often refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own
means of mechanical propulsion.
 is a flat-bottomed boat that runs on a river and can transport bulk cargo.
Example:
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5. Capesize
 are the largest dry cargo ships with ball mark dimension: about 170,000 DWT capacity,
290 m long, 45 m beam, 18m draught.

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