Editing Cargo ship (section)

==== Rough synopses of cargo ship types ====
# General cargo vessels carry packaged items like [[Chemical industry|chemicals]], foods, [[furniture]], machinery, [[Motor vehicle|motor-]] and [[Military vehicle|military vehicles]], footwear, garments, etc.
# [[Container ship]]s (sometimes spelled '''containerships''') are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size [[intermodal container]]s, in a technique called [[containerization]]. They are a common means of commercial [[intermodal freight transport]] and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo. Container ship capacity is measured in [[twenty-foot equivalent unit]]s (TEU).
# [[Tanker (ship)|Tankers]] carry [[petroleum]] products or other liquid cargo.
# Dry [[bulk carrier]]s carry [[coal]], [[grain]], [[ore]] and other similar products in loose form.
# [[Multi-purpose vessel]]s, as the name suggests, carry different classes of cargo – e.g. liquid and general cargo – at the same time.
# A Reefer, [[Reefer ship]]s (or Refrigerated) ship is specifically designed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://crosstree.info/Documents/reefer%20vessels.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090326013334/http://crosstree.info/Documents/reefer%20vessels.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |title=Article: from publication on types of Reefer Ships by Capt. Pawanexh Kohli}}</ref> and used for shipping perishable commodities which require [[air conditioning|temperature-controlled]], mostly [[fruit]]s, [[meat]], [[fish]], [[vegetable]]s, [[dairy product]]s and other [[foodstuff]]s.
# Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels.
# Timber (Lumber) carriers that transport [[lumber]], [[Trunk (botany)|logs]] and related wood products.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marineinsight.com/naval-architecture/understanding-lumber-carrier-vessels/ |title=Understanding Lumber Carrier Vessels |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Marine Insight |date=July 13, 2021 |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref>