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2. International ocean transportation Liner ships Tramp ships

3. Others Suez max ships Cape size ships Very large crude carrier Ultra large crude carrier

4. Dead weight tonnage- DWT Total capacity of the ship that is the maximum weight of the cargo it can carry Expressed in long tones Tonnage is the measurement used by the companies It includes the bunker and stores

5. Registered tonnage Displacement tonnage Light tonnage Plimsoll lines

6. Broad based groups Container ships Roll on/Roll off ships Break bulk ships Combination ships Lighter aboard ship(LASH ship) Crude carriers Dry bulk carriers Gas carriers

7. Chartering 1. Time charter 2. Voyage charter 3. Demise charter Non vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCC)

8. International Air Transportation Passenger planes Combis Air freighters Charters International land transportation Rail transportation

9. Alternative means of transportation world wide 1. Pipe lines 2. Barges 3. Hovercrafts