{"id":15955,"date":"2019-03-20T19:08:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T18:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=15955"},"modified":"2024-09-25T19:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:41:34","slug":"merchant-ships-or-commercial-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/merchant-ships-or-commercial-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Merchant Ships or Commercial Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Closer look is a section for discovering different aspects and sectors of the maritime domain. This week, let&#8217;s explore merchant ships together.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-alexander-bobrov-3277769-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15956\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-alexander-bobrov-3277769-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-alexander-bobrov-3277769-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-alexander-bobrov-3277769-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-alexander-bobrov-3277769-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-alexander-bobrov-3277769-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-alexander-bobrov-3277769-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-alexander-bobrov-3277769-scaled-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also known as <strong>commercial ships<\/strong>, <strong>merchant vessels<\/strong> or <strong>commercial vessels<\/strong>, <em>merchant <\/em>ships are ships or boats designed to be used for purely commercial purposes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are divided into five main families: <strong>cargo ships<\/strong> (or &#8220;<strong>goods transport ships<\/strong>&#8220;, or &#8220;<strong>freighters<\/strong>&#8220;) intended for the transport of goods, dry or liquid; <strong>passenger ships<\/strong> intended for the transport of people, on various routes and with different levels of comfort; <strong>specialized ships<\/strong>, <strong>service vessels<\/strong>, and <strong>assistance ships<\/strong>. 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