This document provides an overview of maritime logistics. It defines a cargo ship as any vessel that carries goods between ports, noting they come in various sizes and some are equipped to load and unload containers. It also lists the main parts of a ship and categories of container ship sizes. Additionally, it identifies the top 10 biggest ports in the world in 2011, with Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong ranking as the top three. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to define several maritime logistics acronyms.

1. Business English
Logistics & Transportation Engineering
Seminar : General knowledge of Maritime Logistics
By Youssef Serroukh
10/01/2012
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2. 1.1 A cargo ship or freighter
is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from
one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and
oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships
are usually specially designed for the task, often being equipped with
cranes and other mechanisms to load and unload, and come in all sizes.
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size
intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a
common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.
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3. 1.2 Main parts of ship
1: Smokestack or Funnel; 2: Stern; 3: Propeller and Rudder; 4: Portside
(the right side is known as starboard); 5: Anchor; 6: Bulbous bow; 7: Bow;
8: Deck; 9: Superstructure
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4. 1.3 Container Ship Size Categories
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7. 2.1 Top 10 Biggest Ports in the World
in 2011
1. Shanghai, China
2. Singapore, Singapore
3. Hong Kong, Hong Kong
4. Shenzhen, China
5. Busan, South Korea
6. Ningbo-Zhoushan, China
7. Qingdao, China
8. Guangzhou, China
9. Dubai, UAE
10. Rotterdam, Netherlands
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10. Exercises
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11. 1. Maritime Logistics uses lots of acronyms. How many do you
know? Test your-self by writing these ones out.
ETA =
ETB =
ETD =
ETS =
VHF =
VTS =
FEU =
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12. Thank you for your attention
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