sea transportation
Waterborne cargo movement
Sea transportation is the movement of people or goods by water, typically across oceans or seas using ships, ferries, or cargo vessels.
It remains the dominant method for international freight, carrying the vast majority of global trade: Sea transportation accounts for over 80 percent of world commerce.
The term encompasses everything from container shipping to cruise travel.
- cruise shipPleasure voyage vessel
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- cargoTransported goods
- bowRespectful forward inclination
freight · cargo hold · ship · navy · merchant marine · sail · hydrofoil · container ship · roll-on roll-off · hovercraft · water taxi · ocean liner · oil tanker · aircraft carrier · anchor · barge · deck · deck hand
sea transportationground transportation
Non-flying travel methods
rail transportation · air transportation · trucking · motor transport · aviation
sea, transportation, seas, seaward, seashore, seascape, seafarer, seafaring, seabed