The document describes different types of ships including bulk carriers that carry dry or liquid cargo in bulk, container ships that carry goods in standardized shipping containers, ferries that primarily carry passengers and vehicles, general cargo vessels that carry packaged goods, LNG tankers that carry liquefied natural gas, passenger ships, refrigerated ships for transporting perishable goods, roll on roll off ships that carry wheeled cargo, and tankers that carry liquid cargo in bulk such as oil, chemicals, and liquefied natural gas.