megaships
Giant ocean liners
Megaships are exceptionally large vessels, typically cruise ships or container ships that push the limits of maritime engineering.
Cruise megaships carry several thousand passengers with amenities rivaling resort hotels.
In shipping, megaships transformed global trade by carrying unprecedented cargo volumes, though their size strains port infrastructure: The canal had to be widened to accommodate megaships.
Enormous petroleum cargo ship
- oil tankerVessel transporting liquid fuel
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- VLCCHuge petroleum transport vessel
tanker · car carrier · dreadnought · icebreaker · destroyer · frigate
Objects for holding things
- freightGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
trade · containerization · TEU · bulk · distribution · cranes · gantry · intermodal
Large passenger ship
- voyageJourney by sea
- passengersTransported travelers
- stateroomPrivate cabin aboard ship
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
deck · buffet · entertainment · casino · spa · swimming pool · excursion · captain
Vehicles under unified command
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- portDocking place for ships
harbor · drydock · hull · bow · stern · keel · rudder · propeller
Extremely large and heavy
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- thousandsMultiple units of 1,000
- gross tonnageShip's total enclosed space
length · stories · engineering · construction · propulsion · fuel consumption · emissions · economies of scale
supertanker
Enormous petroleum cargo ship
- oil tankerVessel transporting liquid fuel
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
VLCC · tanker · car carrier · dreadnought · icebreaker · destroyer · frigate
containers
Objects for holding things
export · trade · containerization · TEU · bulk · distribution · cranes · gantry · intermodal · customs
oceanliner
Large passenger ship
- voyageJourney by sea
- passengersTransported travelers
- stateroomPrivate cabin aboard ship
cabin · deck · buffet · entertainment · casino · spa · swimming pool · excursion · captain · crew
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
port · harbor · drydock · hull · bow · stern · keel · rudder · propeller · bridge
massive
Extremely large and heavy
gross tonnage · length · stories · engineering · construction · propulsion · fuel consumption · emissions · economies of scale · megastructure
megashipspersonal watercraft
Individual motorized water vehicle
pleasure craft · fishing boats · runabouts · jet skis · tenders