What Is A Sistership?
You must have heard of sister concerns and sister firms but do you know what is a sistership in marine terminology? Well we know that ship is considered as a…
Livestock Carrier Ships: An Overview
The importance of livestock carrier ships cannot be overestimated in high seas trade. The sea has not only been used by man to travel over vast distances, ingenuity has been…
Types Of Cargoes Transported In Ships
Ships carry most of the cargoes around the world. It is the pillar on which the world trade depends on. Have you ever wondered, what are the goods that the…
What’s in a Name:Ship Names and Conventions?
Just as in the case of human beings, a name is an identity of a ship.
Roll on-Roll off Ships(Types of Ships)
RORO ships are specially designed ships, used to carry wheeled and tracked vehicles like cars, tractors, trucks, cranes as their major cargo load.
Different Types of Cargoes on a Ship
Different Types of Cargoes on a Ship Cargoes are goods transported on different carriers/vehicles/means of transport from one place to another for economic reasons. Generally cargo is used for goods…