1. CARGO SHIPS
Vito Šimat 2.c

2. Types of cargo ships
Cargo ships can be divided into six groups, according to the type of cargo they carry :
Passenger ships
Container ships
Tankers
Bulk carriers
Multi – purpose vessels
Reefer ships

3. Passenger ship
A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers on the sea
Passenger ships include 3 types of ships :
Ocean liners
Ferries
Cruise ships

4. Ocean liner
Passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans
They can also carry cargo or mail
One example of an ocean liner is Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built for the British Cunard Line
Her lenght is 345 m, beam 41 m and height 72 m

6. Ferries Passenger ship used for short-sea trips
He can carry passengers and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well
He is also sometimes called water bus or water taxi

8. Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is passenger ship used for pleasure voyages
Transportation is not the only purpose of cruising, particularly on cruises that return passengers to their originating port
On „cruises to nowhere”, the ship makes 2-3 night round trips without any ports of call

10. Container ship
Cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck- size intermodal container
Technique used for transport containers is containerization
They use cranes to load and unload containers

12. Tankers
A tanker or tank ship is a merchant vessel designed to transport and store liquids or gases
Major types of tankers includes the oil tanker, chemical tanker and gas carrier

14. Bulk carrier
Bulk carrier or bulker is a ship specially designed to transport unpacked bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore and cement in its cargo holds
Today’s bulk carriers are specially designed to maximize capacity, safety, efficiency and durability

16. And other cargo ships..
We’ve got many more cargo ships, such as multi-purpose vessel that is built for the carriage of a wide range of cargoes
Also we have reefer ship, typically used to transport perishable commodities which require temperature-controlled transportation, such as fruit, meat, fish, vegetables ...
Etc.

19. THE END