merchant fleet
Commercial shipping vessels
A merchant fleet is the commercial shipping vessels of a nation or company, as distinct from naval warships.
The term encompasses cargo ships, tankers, and container vessels used for trade: The country rebuilt its merchant fleet after the war.
A company's merchant fleet refers to all ships under its operation.
Vessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- cargo shipVessel for transporting goods
- linerInner protective covering
oil tanker · barge · coaster · tramp steamer · roll-on roll-off · supertanker · clipper · galleon
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- containerThing for storing items
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
consignment · bulk cargo · tonnage · payload · lading · bill of lading · stowage · hold
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- maritime tradeCommerce via ocean vessels
- shipping industryCommercial goods transportation sector
supply chain · transshipment · entrepôt · free port · customs · tariff · East India Company · logistics
Designated ocean travel path
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- port callShip's visit to harbor
- voyageJourney by sea
- registryOfficial record of entries
chartering · stevedore · dockyard · dry dock · maritime law · sea route · loading · unloading
freighter
Vessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- cargo shipVessel for transporting goods
liner · oil tanker · barge · coaster · tramp steamer · roll-on roll-off · supertanker · clipper · galleon · dhow
freight
Goods being transported
manifest · consignment · bulk cargo · tonnage · payload · lading · bill of lading · stowage · hold · cargo hold
import
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- maritime tradeCommerce via ocean vessels
shipping industry · supply chain · transshipment · entrepôt · free port · customs · tariff · East India Company · logistics · distribution
shipping lane
Designated ocean travel path
registry · chartering · stevedore · dockyard · dry dock · maritime law · sea route · loading · unloading · berthing
shipmaster
Commander of a vessel
crew · deckhand · purser · bosun · navigator · engineer · steward · longshoreman · shipping magnate · charterer
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- maritime tradesea trade, container ships, cargo ship, shipping routes, ocean trade
- fleet types
- maritime communitysailors, fishermen, captain, crew, dock workers
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship
merchant fleetnavy
Maritime military force
naval fleet · battle fleet · warships · armed forces · armada
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