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    Modern commercial vessels come in various shapes and sizes to carry different cargoes. This document provides an overview of main vessel types, dividing cargoes into dry, liquid, and specialized, with dry including bulk, general, breakbulk, containers, reefer, and Ro-Ro, while liquid is predominantly oil but also chemicals and gases, and specialized comprises passengers, livestock, and heavy-lift/project vessels. Historically, dry cargo vessels known as general cargo ships were equipped with their own loading equipment like derricks and would stow different cargoes in holds, with loading speed dependent on crew and stevedore skill.

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    Modern commercial vessels come in various shapes and sizes to carry different cargoes. This document provides an overview of main vessel types, dividing cargoes into dry, liquid, and specialized, with dry including bulk, general, breakbulk, containers, reefer, and Ro-Ro, while liquid is predominantly oil but also chemicals and gases, and specialized comprises passengers, livestock, and heavy-lift/project vessels. Historically, dry cargo vessels known as general cargo ships were equipped with their own loading equipment like derricks and would stow different cargoes in holds, with loading speed dependent on crew and stevedore skill.

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    Modern commercial vessels come in various shapes and sizes to carry different cargoes. This document provides an overview of main vessel types, dividing cargoes into dry, liquid, and specialized, with dry including bulk, general, breakbulk, containers, reefer, and Ro-Ro, while liquid is predominantly oil but also chemicals and gases, and specialized comprises passengers, livestock, and heavy-lift/project vessels. Historically, dry cargo vessels known as general cargo ships were equipped with their own loading equipment like derricks and would stow different cargoes in holds, with loading speed dependent on crew and stevedore skill.

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    Modern commercial vessels come in various shapes and sizes to carry different cargoes. This document provides an overview of main vessel types, dividing cargoes into dry, liquid, and specialized, with dry including bulk, general, breakbulk, containers, reefer, and Ro-Ro, while liquid is predominantly oil but also chemicals and gases, and specialized comprises passengers, livestock, and heavy-lift/project vessels. Historically, dry cargo vessels known as general cargo ships were equipped with their own loading equipment like derricks and would stow different cargoes in holds, with loading speed dependent on crew and stevedore skill.

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    Vessel Types Explained

    Modern seagoing commercial vessels come in all shapes and sizes and are designed to carry a
    wide variety of cargoes. This article will attempt to provide a brief overview of the main types that are
    plying the oceans today and give some history as to how each design has evolved.

    To begin, the main cargo types should be defined. For the purposes of this article, cargoes shall be
    divided into dry, liquid and specialised, with each of these divided further into sub categories. Dry
    cargoes include bulk, general and breakbulk, containers, reefer and Ro-Ro. Liquid cargoes are
    predominantly oil based but may also include chemicals and liquefied gasses. Specialised cargoes
    include passengers, livestock and heavy-lift/project.

    Dry Cargo Ships:

    Historically, dry cargo vessels were the mainstay of the world's merchant fleet. Known as general
    cargo vessels, they would be "geared", that is equipped with their own cargo loading equipment,
    usually in the form of derricks. The cargo would be stowed in different holds and the speed and
    effectiveness of the loading/unloading process would depend on the skill of the ship's crew and the
    port workers or "Stevedores". Such ships would sometimes operate a regular service between two or
    more ports as "liners", but could also operate in the "tramp trade" where vessels would go wherever
    they were required.

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