Boats & ships

Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

Industry: Transportation

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shipyard

Transportation; Boats & ships

It consists of one or more building slips or docks which are specially constructed and equipped basins on or in which the ship's structure is erected.

hovercraft

Transportation; Boats & ships

It's characterized by its movement, in which a significant portion of its weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the craft.

ferry boat

Transportation; Boats & ships

It is built for operating in protected waters over a predetermined, usually but not always short route.

launching

Transportation; Boats & ships

It's the operation with which the ship's completed structure is caused to descend and float.

dry dock

Transportation; Boats & ships

It's very similar in structure and arrangement to the building dock, from which the water can be pumped out, leaving the ship completely exposed so that work can be done on the hull.

roll-on-roll-off ship (RO-RO)

Transportation; Boats & ships

A RO-RO ship is designed to carry motor vehicles; the cargo is contained in these vehicles which are driven from the warehouses at the place of origin straight on board of the ship.