Ship transport

Ship transport is watercraft carrying people (passengers) or goods (cargo).

Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history. Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises. Transport by water is cheaper than transport by air, despite fluctuating exchange rates and CAF charges to account for such.

Ship transport can be over any distance by boat, ship, sailboat or barge, over oceans and lakes, through canals or along rivers. Shipping may be for commerce, recreation or the military purpose. Virtually any material can be moved by water; however, water transport becomes impractical when material delivery is highly time-critical.

Containerization revolutionized ship transport starting in the 1970s. "General cargo" includes goods packaged in boxes, cases, pallets, and barrels. When a cargo is carried in more than one mode, it is intermodal or co-modal.

Merchant shipping

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Rapid City Journal 26 Mar 2019

The ship, Viking Sky, made a mayday call Saturday afternoon after the engine failures ... Lockert was one of two pilots from the Norwegian Coastal Administration who boarded the ship on Saturday to help the crew take the ship into port, the Vesteraalen daily said....

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Cruise ship woes off Norway started with engine snags: Pilot

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Engine problems blamed for cruise ship ordeal during storm off Norway

Belfast Telegraph 26 Mar 2019

The ship, Viking Sky, made a mayday call on Saturday afternoon after the engine failures ... Mr Lockert was one of two pilots from the Norwegian Coastal Administration who boarded the ship on Saturday to help the crew take the ship into port, the Vesteraalen daily said ... The ship was ......

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Cruise ship pilot says woes started with engine snags of off Norway coast

Independent online (SA) 26 Mar 2019

The ship, Viking Sky, made a mayday call Saturday afternoon after the engine failures ... The cruise ship ... Lockert was one of two pilots from the Norwegian Coastal Administration who boarded the ship on Saturday to help the crew take the ship into port, the Vesteraalen daily said....

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CBS Sports 25 Mar 2019

On Saturday, a cruise ship with engine problems sent a mayday call off Norway’s western coast. The Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as bad weather hit Norway’s coastal regions ... Rodney Horgan, of Minnesota, was among those evacuated from the ship....

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The Latest: 2nd ship needs rescue off Norway's western coast

Winston-Salem Journal 24 Mar 2019

HELSINKI (AP) — The Latest on the Viking Sky cruise ship, which is having engine problems off the coast of Norway (all times local). ... Including crew, 1,300 people were on the ship ... Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as strong winds and heavy seas hit Norway's coastal regions Saturday....

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Cruise passengers hauled off ship by helicopter amid storm

Maryville Daily Forum 24 Mar 2019

The Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as bad weather hit Norway's coastal regions on Saturday and it started drifting toward land ... Rescue teams with helicopters and boats were sent to evacuate the cruise ship under extremely difficult circumstances....

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Passengers Airlifted From Cruise Ship off Norway Amid Storm

Voa News 24 Mar 2019

... them one by one up to helicopters as heaving waves tossed the ship from side to side. The Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as bad weather hit Norway's coastal regions and the vessel started drifting toward land....

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Arkansas Online 24 Mar 2019

Copters try to pluck passengers off ship ... The Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as bad weather hit Norway's coastal regions Saturday and the vessel started drifting toward land ... Helicopters and boats were sent to evacuate the cruise ship under extremely difficult circumstances....

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Cruise ship stranded off Norway limps into port after hundreds evacuated

Honolulu Star-Advertiser 24 Mar 2019

More than 890 people — 436 passengers and 458 crew members — were left on the 47,800-ton ship, the Viking Sky, as it struggled back to Molde, a coastal town in western Norway, after some of the engines were restarted ... Passengers told NBC News that many had been hurt by falling objects and shattered glass as waves rocked the ship....

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'We were being blown towards the rocks': Stricken cruise ship arrives back in port as terrified passengers relive how the powerless liner took on water and listed at 45 degrees before 400 holidaymakers were winched to safety

This is Money 24 Mar 2019

A stricken cruise ship from which more than 400 people had to be airlifted to safety after it developed engine trouble in rough seas has arrived safely into port ... Today with three of four engines back up and running, the huge ship as come into the Norwegian coastal town of Molde ... The shipping tycoon, who is one of Norway's richest men, added....

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The Latest: 100 people evacuated from cruise ship off Norway

The Brownsville Herald 23 Mar 2019

HELSINKI (AP) — The Latest on the Viking Sky cruise ship, which is having engine problems off the coast of Norway (all times local). ... Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as strong winds and heavy seas hit Norway's coastal regions Saturday....

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The Latest: Woman rescued from cruise ship was terrified

The Rock Hill Herald 23 Mar 2019

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