The document discusses the uses of waterways including recreation, tourism, commercial and industrial transport, and some illegal uses. It notes that waterways allow for the transport of large goods in containers or warehouses at lower costs than land or air transport. Specialized ships are used to transport oil platforms and rescue other vessels. Some illegal uses mentioned are piracy, human trafficking, and excessive fishing.

1. THE WATERWAY

4. 2. Comercial & Industrial · The transport of big quantities of goods isn't possible by land or air because of their size and cost, these transports are taken by special ships which can carry tons of merchandise already be in containers or warehouses.

5. 2. Comercial & Industrial ·Maritime channels as Panama channel or Suez make cheaper the costs of transport: -They reduce the fuel consumption. -They shorten the time to get to other point.

6. 2. Comercial & Industrial To move super-structures as oil platforms which are constructed so far from them final emplacement, or even to rescue other ships, there are very specialized.