1. Water Transport
• Water transport carries people and goods by boats,
ships and ferries
• A ship can carry more and heavier goods than a
train or truck.
• It is important as it may be the only means of
carrying goods and people from one place to
another.
• It is cheap means of transport for heavy and bulky
goods likes logs, metals and grains.
3. Water Transport – Sea or Ocean Transport
• Sea or ocean transport plays an important role
in foreign trade
• Sea or ocean-going vessels can be divided into
ocean liners and cargo ships called Tramps
• Carries passengers, mails and cargoes
• Travel on fixed route / timetable
5. Water Transport – examples of ships
Container ship can carry goods packed in
special container.
Containerized shipping enable loading and
unloading to be down quickly
6. Water Transport – Muara Port
The business set up to look after the needs of goods
at a port, such as loading and unloading is called
stevedoring
