Maritime transport is a way of using ships to transport goods between ports in different countries and regions through maritime channels. It is the most important mode of transport in international trade. More than 2 / 3 of the total volume of international trade and 90% of the total volume of China's import and export cargo are transported by sea. There are two main modes of maritime transport, namely, liner transport and chartering.
Marine transportation is carried out by means of natural channels, which is not limited by roads and tracks, and has stronger carrying capacity. With the changes of political, economic and trade environment and natural conditions, the route can be adjusted and changed at any time to complete the transportation task.
With the development of international shipping industry, modern shipbuilding technology is becoming more sophisticated and ships are becoming larger and larger. The VLCC has reached more than 600000 tons, and the container carrying capacity of the fifth generation container ships has exceeded 5000 TEU.
