When working with ocean freight and maritime transport, it is important to know and understand the difference between Liner and Tramp.
These terms are used to designate a type of ocean transport service and can also be used to designate how a vessel is currently operating.
Tag: ocean
2020 world merchant fleet
Based on the publicly available UNCTAD data, the world merchant fleet was composed of over 95,000 vessels in 2020.
The total deadweight* of this gigantic fleet was over 2,000,000 thousand tons – meaning that in 2020 the merchant fleet had the capacity to carry (all in : crew, cargo, fuel, ballast,….) over 2,000,000,000 tons at any one point in time.
Main types of ocean cargo
The various goods transported by ocean and transiting through ports can be divided in 5 main types of cargo:
- Liquid Bulk (cca. 29% of the 2018 loaded tons for international maritime trade)
- Dry Bulk (cca. 46%)
- Containers (cca. 18%)
- Roll On Roll Off and Break Bulk. (put together – cca. 7%)
Gantry cranes in action
A gantry is a bridge-like structure, with side supports, enabling it to span, to be, over something.
A gantry crane is exactly that: a crane, which thanks to its supporting side and cross beams, can straddle, be placed above cargo, and approach it from this position.
Vessel ship profiles
Below are some graphics of vessel ship profiles, we use in our logistics eLearnings and training courses.
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