ocean freighter

Seagoing cargo vessel

An ocean freighter is a large cargo ship designed to transport goods across seas and oceans.

The term emphasizes the vessel's long-haul commercial purpose, distinguishing it from smaller coastal vessels or passenger ships: The ocean freighter carried containers of electronics from Shanghai to Los Angeles.

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tanker · hull · deck · port · port of call · harbor · loading dock · shipping · shipping lane · maritime · diesel · anchor · bow · stern · crane · dockyard · tonnage · voyage

Opposites
vessel purpose

ocean freightercruise liner

Passenger ship for pleasure voyages

cruise ship · passenger liner · passenger ship · ocean liner · ferry

transport medium

ocean freightercargo plane

Aircraft for transporting goods

freight train · cargo aircraft · freight truck · semi-trailer · cargo drone

scale and range

ocean freighterrowboat

Oar-propelled small vessel

canoe · kayak · dinghy · skiff · sailboat

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