ocean cargo shipping
Ocean freight transport is the backbone of global trade and it enables charged goods to pass across vast distances to the sea. Major task includes transporting raw materials, furniture, and processed products of one country that have been made into recognizable brands. Technological features of modern ocean freight shipping cover sophisticated containerization, GPS tracking systems and automated loading/unloading processes. Such ships differ in size and carrying power, from the small coastwise freighters carrying a few containers themselves to the bulk container ships that are now standard for international trade with tens of thousands of containers. Functions of ocean freight transport range from the ordinary retail and industrial goods to larger scale infrastructure projects that need parts or even complete plants take over by barge, and humanitarian aid missions.