Cargo Ships

Question 1

Special ships are designed to carry wheeled cargoes or vehicles: these are called car carriers. Car carriers are Ro- Ro (Roll-on, Roll-off) types of ships that are purposely built to carry a large number of cars.

Answer 1

Car Carriers

Question 2

easily recognizable with contain- ers stacked up on their deck. These ships are solely designed to carry standard-sized contain- ers that are measured in twenty- foot equivalent units (TEU).

Answer 2

Containers Carriers

Question 3

transport perishable goods in refriger- ated compartments in which temperatures are controlled to prevent damage or decom- position to cargoes caused by heat.

Answer 3

Reefer ships

Question 4

These vessels carry timber cargoes on deck. Their cargoes include logs or sawn timber that are either loose or pack- aged. They are marked with special timber load lines in ad- dition to the normal load line markings. The timber load lines allow these vessels to load to a deeper draft resulting in larger displacement

Answer 4

Log ships

Question 5

are ships easily recognizable with their belt conve system and deck cranes and hoppers used purposely for the effice unloading and carrying of wood chips.

Answer 5

Wood ships Carrier

Question 6

The sizes and designs of these ships depend on the market demand or simply on what kind of animals will be carried on board.

Answer 6

Livestock carrier

Question 7

Ships carrying more than twelve passengers are called?

Answer 7

Passenger ships

Question 8

These are specifically designed to carry products such as huge vessel parts, engines, large cranes, or even very large containers.

Answer 8

Specialized Carrier