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Water Transport

Water Transport is a Mode Of Transportation that involves manned or unmanned vessels or ships for transportation of goods or passengers between locations over bodies of water.

Use Cases

  • Deep sea shipping (a.k.a. Ocean shipping)
  • Short sea shipping (a.k.a. Coastal shipping)
  • River transport, barges
  • Water taxis

Compare to: Air: Drone; Land: Rail, Road; Water: Ocean, Inland

Notes

Common locations used for the origin and destination of Freight typically requires a port (or harbor) to transload cargo.

Hierarchy

IDNameLevelx
SMShipping Mode0SM
WaterWater Transport1Water
Water Transport Shipping Mode 1 1 Mode, Transport, Water, Vessel, Deep sea, Barge, Water taxi, Steamship, Logistics, Supply Chain A Mode of Transportation that involves manned or unmanned vessels or ships for transportation of goods or passengers between locations over bodies of water. Examples include: Vessel, Barge, Water taxi