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The United States Merchant Marine [1] [2] is an organization composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels.Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are managed by a combination of the government and private sectors, and engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United ...
The Type C7 ship (Lancer Class) is a United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for a cargo ship and the first US purpose-built container ship. The vessels were constructed in US shipyards and entered service starting in 1968. [1] As US-built ships they were Jones Act qualified for shipments between US domestic ports. Under the ...
This list of freight ship companies is arranged by country. Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers. For a list of companies that own and operate passenger ships (cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries), see List of passenger ship companies.
Canada Steamship Lines § CSL fleet; List of ships of CP Ships (Canadian Pacific) Clan Line § Ships of the Clan Line; List of ships built by Harland and Wolff; List of ships built at Hietalahti shipyard; List of ships of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company; List of ships built by John Brown & Company; List of LB&SCR ships
NDRF ships in Suisun Bay in San Francisco Bay. The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) consists of ships of the United States, mostly merchant vessels, that have been mothballed but can be activated within 20 to 120 days to provide shipping during national military emergencies, or non-military emergencies such as commercial shipping crises.
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 435 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 90 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 70 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
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List of container shipping companies by ship fleets and containers for the largest. List of passenger ship companies for companies that own and operate the passenger ships (Cruise Ships, Cargo-Passenger Ships, and Ferries (for Passengers and Automobiles)) For shipping agencies, or the companies that own and operate tugboats, fishing ships or so ...