Ship transport
English: Ship transport is the process of moving goods or people by ship. A Merchant Navy or Merchant Marine, is a class of seagoing vessels owned and operated by civilian companies. In times of conflict, merchant ships may sometimes officially complement the navy. "Merchant Navy" without further clarification is used to refer to the British Merchant Navy; the United States merchant fleet is known as the en:United States Merchant Marine:United States Merchant Marine.
Types of ships
National merchant navies
Misc
Norwegian memorial Stone in Hyde Park, London.
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Rum rations on a British WWII merchantman.
The seal of Philippine Merchant Marine Academy.
Merchant Marine Academy flagship KINGS POINTER
float barge
platform for installing wind turbines
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Operations
See Container ship.
Loading with regular cranes
Loading with a portainer
Cargo lashing
Mooring
Mooring
Refuelling
Stranded
A Chief Mate supervises a cargo operation
Wheelstand, USNS Passumpsic
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Navigation
Agnes Tapley
Safety
See also
- Able Seaman (occupation)
- Captain (nautical)
- Deck officer
- Engine room
- Navigation
- Steward's Department
- United States Merchant Marine
- Water transport in the United States
- Category:Ports and harbours