Sea freight is the least expensive method of shipping goods worldwide. Due to its low cost and long-distance moving, ocean freight is still the most popular method of transport due to its low cost.
The main types of cargo transported through sea freight include container cargo, break bulk cargo, dry bulk, liquid bulk, chemicals, shipping cars, and other vehicles.
Container cargo
Container cargo means products or items shipped in a container. The container cargo consists of goods like food items and drinks, electronics, clothing, raw materials, toys, etc.
Different types of containers
- Dry storage container.
- Open-side storage container
- Refrigerated ISO containers
- Half-height containers
- Special-purpose containers
- Flat rack containers
- Open-top container
Dry storage containers are the most commonly used in the shipping industry.
Break bulk cargo
Beak bulk is cargo that is too big and cannot fit in a container. The breakbulk cargo includes heavy and oversized goods, steel girders, rolls of steel, construction equipment, parts of wind turbines, etc. This type of cargo needs a special terminal and cranes to load and unload the cargo.
Cargo in dry bulk
Dry bulk products are unpacked and transported through general cargo ships in large quantities. General cargo ships are specially designed for the transport of coal, grain, iron ores, sugar, salt, and construction materials such as cement and sand.
Dry bulk cargo is usually divided into two categories:
- major bulks
- Minor bulks
Minor bulks include steel products, sugar, and cement.
Liquid bulk cargo
Tanker ships are designed to transport liquid cargo in bulk. The liquid bulk cargo includes crude oil, vegetable oil, petroleum, gasoline, diesel, alcoholic beverages, etc. Liquid cargo is highly risky and requires special loading and unloading processes.
Shipping cars and other vehicles
Ro-Ro ships (roll-on, roll-off) are used for moving wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, buses, trailers, etc. It is a safe and secure method of transporting cars a long distance.
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