Water transport - a type of transport transporting goods and / or passengers on waterways , both natural (oceans, seas, rivers, lakes), and artificial ( canals , reservoirs ). The main vehicle is a ship .
According to the type of water used, it is divided into:
- River transport (transportation on lakes is usually referred to as river transport (except for the largest lakes - such as the Caspian Sea ));
- Sea transport .
Sea-going vessels must possess seaworthiness , that is, the ability not to collapse and not to sink under excitement; sea vessels are larger than river ones.
For loading and unloading are ports (sea and river); for passengers build sea and river stations.
Water transport is characterized by high carrying capacity and very low cost of transportation; in addition, it allows you to transport almost any bulky cargo . Further, water transport is vital where land transportation is not possible: between continents, islands, and also in poorly developed areas. An important type of water transport are ferries .
The speed of movement in water transport is relatively low, therefore, at present it is almost not used for business passenger transport. But it is very popular with tourists and outdoor enthusiasts in general. Large tourist vessels and a variety of boats , yachts and boats are also used .
A special type of water transport - a buer - moves under the influence of wind power on skates on the frozen surface of the water.
See also
- Water
Links
- Water Transport . Encyclopedia of Collier .
- News of river and sea transport // transday.ru
- Water internal transportation of the USSR
- Live Ships Map AIS is a geographic information system that shows in real time the location of ships on Google Maps , their course, speed, information about each ship.
- Photo gallery of water transport