1. Sea Transportation

2. Sea transport systems in today's shipping market have evolved into three separate but closely connected segments: bulk shipping, liner shipping and specialized shipping

3. Bulk Shipping The bulk shipping industry carries large parcels of raw materials and bulky semi-manufactures.

4. Liner Shipping  The liner service transports small parcels of general cargo, which includes manufactured and semi-manufactured goods and many small quantities of bulk commodities.  there are so many parcels to handle on each voyage, this is an organization- intensive business.

5. Specialized Shipping  Specialized shipping services transport difficult cargoes of which the five most important are cars, forest product, refrigerated cargo, chemicals and liquified gas.  These trades fall somewhere between bulk and liner.  Service provides in these trades invest in specialized ships and offer higher service levels than bulk shipping.

6. Exercise a)Bulk shipping industry carries______________ and ________________ b)Trade that fall between Bulk and Liner c)Three segments of Sea Transport ________________,_________________ and ________________ d)Small parcels of general cargo are done through ___________________ e)__________________ has evolved in shipping market.

7. Name the following