Liner

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In the field of logistics, Liner, short for Liner service, refers to a ocean transport service which operates a regular route, on a regular basis. The ports, which are called by a vessel operating on a liner service route, and the schedule call dates are known ahead of time and often publicly available.
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A photo of a feeder container vessel, container vessels are the backbone, the most common kind of vessels operating ocean transport liner service
Container vessels are the most common type of vessels operating liner services.
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