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  2. Anatomy of the Ship series - Wikipedia

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    According to its producers, the series ‘aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys.

  3. Container ship - Wikipedia

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    A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.

  4. Intermodal container - Wikipedia

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    An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply "container") is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – such as from ships to trains to trucks – without unloading and reloading their cargo. [1]

  5. Ship - Wikipedia

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    The rise of container ships from the 1960s onwards dramatically changed the nature of commercial merchant shipping, as containerization led to larger ship sizes, dedicated container routes and the decline of general cargo vessels as well as tramp steaming. [59] The late 20th century also saw a rise in cruise ships for tourism around the world. [60]

  6. Containerization - Wikipedia

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    Shipping containers at the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal in New Jersey, US A container-goods train on the West Coast Main Line near Nuneaton, England Double-stack Union Pacific container train crossing the desert at Shawmut, Arizona An ocean containership close to Cuxhaven, Germany A container ship being loaded by a portainer crane in Copenhagen Harbor, Denmark.

  7. How Many Gallons Of Fuel Does A Container Ship Carry? - AOL

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    Container ships that can go through the old Panama Canal locks are called Panamax ships and can generally hold up to 5,000 TEUs. Those vessels typically hold between 1.5 million and 2 million ...

  8. Architecture of the oil tanker - Wikipedia

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    "The Liberty Ship and the T-2 Tanker (1941)". Ships of the Century. Marine Log. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) (2008-01-30). "Process: Tank Cleaning". Shipbuilding and Ship Repair - Hazards and Solutions. Department of Labor. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008

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