Ship transport

Ship transport is watercraft carrying people (passengers) or goods (cargo).

Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history. Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises. Transport by water is cheaper than transport by air, despite fluctuating exchange rates and CAF charges to account for such.

Ship transport can be over any distance by boat, ship, sailboat or barge, over oceans and lakes, through canals or along rivers. Shipping may be for commerce, recreation or the military purpose. Virtually any material can be moved by water; however, water transport becomes impractical when material delivery is highly time-critical.

Containerization revolutionized ship transport starting in the 1970s. "General cargo" includes goods packaged in boxes, cases, pallets, and barrels. When a cargo is carried in more than one mode, it is intermodal or co-modal.

Merchant shipping

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Merchant navy jobs in India see huge spike as country sees worsening youth unemployment

The Times of India 20 Feb 2019

While India is facing one of its worst unemployment crises among the youth, the number of Indians employed in merchant navy — on Indian and foreign ships — witnessed an upsurge of 35% in 2018. According to the Ministry of Shipping's statistics, Indians who enrolled in ......

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Canada and US shipping associations join efforts to protect the Salish Sea

Splash24/7 20 Feb 2019

Canada’s Chamber of Shipping and the US-based Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has announced their joint support for continued binational federal leadership in ensuring safe and sustainable shipping on the Salish Sea ... of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association....

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Is Corroding Away Nazi Subs And Shipwrecks

IFL Science 20 Feb 2019

The submarine was in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II on a mission to sink merchant ships and naval vessels, an operation known as the Second Happy Time or the "American shooting season" to the Germans. U-166 sank numerous US ships during this, but the troublesome sub was ......

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The Saudi businessman who made India his home

Arab News 20 Feb 2019

The Kingdom’s merchant families, especially those from Jeddah, played a key role in maintaining and strengthening the relationship long before India attained independence from British rule in 1947 ... He, along with his brothers, looked after his father’s businesses, mostly in shipping, before he started his own....

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Revealed: How a UK company is using a Caribbean tax haven to cash in on ...

The Independent 20 Feb 2019

A UK company that acts as a formal outpost for a tiny Caribbean tax haven is a facilitator for one of the world’s deadliest trades – the scrapping of toxic ships on the beaches of south Asia ... He added that ship breaking was an inherently dangerous business, as was merchant shipping generally ... “No one is asking for shipping to stop.”  ....

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Ships built in India to get first right of refusal; ministry revises norms

Indian Express 19 Feb 2019

THE SHIPPING ministry has revised its guidelines for chartering of ships by providing Right of First Refusal (RoFR) to ships built in India ... Prior to the revision of the guidelines, the RoFR was reserved for Indian flag vessels as per the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958....

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Russia shadows USS Donald Cook as it heads to Black Sea

Stars and Stripes 19 Feb 2019

Navy officials say the ship is augmenting maritime security, helping to ensure regional stability and boosting the readiness and capability of military allies ... Ukraine contends Russia’s naval patrols and its Crimean road bridge -- built deliberately low -- impede Ukrainian merchants ships trying to reach vital ports....

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Chinese traders halt Australian coal orders as customs delays pile up - sources

This is Money 19 Feb 2019

BEIJING/MELBOURNE, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Chinese coal traders have stopped ordering Australian coal as clearing times through China's customs have doubled to at least 40 days, according to major buyers in China and international coal merchants, resulting in a sharp fall in Australian prices....

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Chinese traders freeze Australian coal orders amid 40-day customs delays - sources

Yahoo Daily News 19 Feb 2019

BEIJING/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Chinese coal traders have stopped ordering Australian coal as clearing times through China's customs have doubled to at least 40 days, according to major buyers in China and international coal merchants, resulting in a sharp fall in Australian prices....

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Chinese traders freeze Australian coal orders amid 40-day customs delays: Sources

Moneycontrol 19 Feb 2019

Chinese coal traders have stopped ordering Australian coal as clearing times through China's customs have doubled to at least 40 days, according to major buyers in China and international coal merchants, resulting in a sharp fall in Australian prices ... Refinitiv ship tracking data ......

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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded $1.7 Million Equipment Order from Leading Satellite Antenna Manufacturer

Odessa American 19 Feb 2019

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 19, 2019--February 19, 2019--Comtech Telecommunications Corp ... The LPOD BUCs will provide the antenna manufacturer’s clients with the ability to deliver the highest possible speeds with the utmost reliability in the most demanding marine environments, such as cruise, oil & gas and merchant shipping ... PCMTL ... PUB....

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Employment of Indians in Merchant Navy grows by 35% globally in 2018

Live Mint 18 Feb 2019

Another government official who also didn’t want to be identified said, “India has created a large capacity in imparting class room training for Merchant Navy but there was a major constraint in providing on-board ship training for the students enrolled for class room training....

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Eye for detail

Journal Tribune 18 Feb 2019

SS El Faro was a “roll on-roll off” cargo ship designed to carry vehicles, crewed by United States Merchant Mariners ... She’s talked with the mother of one of the crew of the SS El Faro, learned about what the day to day life on a ship is like for merchant marines and the ......