An Overview of Merchant Ships

An Overview of Merchant Ships

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Khandakar Akhter Hossain

Merchant ships, transportation, cargo, passenger, tanker, VLCC, ULCC, LNG, LPG, carrier, etc.

The global economy depends heavily on shipping. Intercontinental trade, bulk transport of raw resources, and the import and export of reasonably priced food and manufactured commodities would all be impossible without ships. Ships are highly valuable, technically advanced assets. Around 50,000 ocean-going merchant ships are engaged in international trade and carry a variety of cargo. With nearly a million seafarers on board, the global fleet is registered in more than 150 countries. The systems for moving people and goods are naturally balanced. Due to the buoyancy and low friction that water confers, maritime transportation is the most efficient way to move huge amounts of material across long distances. Oceans, beaches, seas, lakes, rivers, and channels make up the principal marine routes. Modern commercial ships are developed and intended to carry particular types of cargo. The largest container ships of today are close to 400 meters long. They can carry as much cargo as sixteen to seventeen pre-World War II freighter ships could. Supertankers, which include Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) and Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCC) with capacity greater than 250000 DWT, are the main tankers used nowadays. Modern cruise ships offer all the amenities and comfort of a five-star hotel, including helicopter service, just like a modern metropolis. This study aims to inform and describe nearly all types of merchant ships, along with their intriguing features, design standards, and significance.

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"An Overview of Merchant Ships", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.a653-a691, June-2023, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2306077.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 6, June-2023

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Research Area: Engineering

Country: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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