Ship transport is primarily used for carriage of people and non-perishable goods like car parts, car vehicles. Although the historic importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased, due to the rise of commercial aviation, it is still very effective for short trips, carrying automobile accessories and other pleasure cruises.
As ship transport is comparative slower than air transport, modern sea transport is considered to be an effective method of moving large quantities of non perishable goods. This type of transport is used for a variety of unpackaged raw materials ranging from chemicals, petroleum products, auto spares and bulk cargo such as coal, iron ore, cereals and bauxite.
Ship/Auto transportation remains the largest carrier of freight in the world. Water transport is significantly less costly than air transport for trans-continental shipping. Generally, car shipping is also referred as cargo. Ship transport is an international by nature, but it is accomplished by barge, boat, ship or sailboat over sea, ocean, lake, canal or river.
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