There are three ways that ships transport goods

In a container

Container shipping dominates international shipping. The benefit of containerized transportation is the ease of multimodal transportation, as the container can be unloaded directly from the whole container and transferred directly to road or rail vehicles for transportation. The ability to provide door-to-door service, improve the speed and efficiency of loading and unloading, and finally the safety of goods in transit.

There are many different types of containers, such as reefer containers and open top containers, but the most commonly used containers are 20ft and 40ft. Their respective sizes and capacities are as follows:

20ft: 589cm x 235cm x 239cm (H) – Capacity 33.2m3

40ft: 1,203cm x 235cm x 239cm (H) – Capacity 67.7m3

Bulk

Generally used to transport large quantities of specific commodities, such as coal, ores, oil, etc. This form of transport is often used for specialized trade, such as for transport to smaller ports that may not have the necessary infrastructure to handle containerized cargo.

bulk cargo

Bulk cargo refers to any non-contained, non-bulk cargo such as this form of transport tends to be used in specialized trade such as fresh fruit and vegetables

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