What is Freighter?
[[Image:Colombo.Express.wmt.jpg|thumb|right|The ''[[Colombo Express]]'', one of the largest container ships in the world]] A '''cargo ship''' or '''freighter''' is any kind of [[ship]] that carries [[cargo]], goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers travel on the world's seas and oceans each year, and handle most international [[trade]]. Cargo ships are usually specially designed for a special task, often carrying tools like [[crane (machine)|crane]]s to load and unload. They come in all sizes. ==Other websites== * [http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Freighter_travel Freighter travel] at Wikivoyage * [http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch3en/conc3en/shipsize.html Vessel size groups] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224022119/http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch3en/conc3en/shipsize.html |date=2014-12-24 }} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Ship types]]