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Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people or goods via waterways. Freight transport by sea has been widely used throughout recorded history .
This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of February 2024, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1] In January 2022, MSC overtook Maersk for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996. [ 2 ]
The elements of maritime geography are loosely defined and their meanings have changed throughout history. The USA's 2010 Naval Operations Concept defines blue water as "the open ocean", green water as "coastal waters, ports and harbors", and brown water as "navigable rivers and their estuaries". [1]
For example, in early 2009, some container lines dropped their freight rates to zero on the Asia-Europe route, charging shippers only a surcharge to cover operating costs. [60] They decreased their overcapacity by lowering the ships' speed (a strategy called " slow steaming ") and by laying up ships. [ 60 ]
A legal definition of ship from Indian case law is a vessel that carries goods by sea. [4] A common notion is that a ship can carry a boat, but not vice versa. [5] A ship is likely to have a full-time crew assigned. [6]
Cape (geography) Cascadia Channel; Channel (geography) Chenier; Chevron (land form) Cliff; Cliff-top dune; Cliffed coast; Coast; Coastal plain; Coastal waterfall; Cold seep; Continental shelf; Continental shelf of Chile; Coral reef; Cowaramup Bombora; Cuspate foreland; Cyclic steps
For example, the German Navy has near the same capability as the Canadian Navy but is not recognized as a true green-water navy. Another example is the Portuguese Navy that, despite being usually classified as a minor navy, has several times conducted sustained operations in faraway regions typical of the green-water navies.
Cargo ship at Puerto Cortés in Honduras.. A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship 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.