A conventional cargo vessel is referring to a type of shipping container. Conventional means that its size resembles all other containers on the ship.
bulk Cargo requires special vessels with the right equipment to load and discharge the cargo. Port facilities also have to be considered
A non-SOLAS vessel of >15m LoA,
That depends on the kind of vessel you are talking about. Blood vessels, for instance, carry blood. Sailing vessels, on the other hand, carry crew, passengers, and cargo.
Transportation of goods by ships is called cargo shipping. For this purpose huge vessels are deployed.
Jac. de Jong has written: 'Is there any future in conventional cargo handling'
One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.
The Cargo Handling Act of 1904 details that all items procured for the government must be transported on US-flagged vessels. ?æThis applies to finished products as well as supplies.
In 1864, the Confederacy created laws to regulate cargo space on blockade running vessels. At least one half of cargo space was reserved for government supplies. The reaming space could be used for private commercial purposes.
Ballast on smaller vessels is often water,high density materials like concrete or iron or just the weight of the crew. On larger vessels such as container ships,it is a combination of water and cargo.
A Kumpit is a small wooden vessel used by people in Indonesia who make a living from the sea. They are used as both fishing and cargo vessels.
It depends entirely on the size of the vessel and power plant. For nuclear vessels, the minimum rank requirement is Lieutenant Commander. Smaller vessels with conventional power can use anyone from a Petty Officer to a Lieutenant.
Aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, submarines (nuclear and conventional), minesweepers, landing craft, fishery protection vessels and others.