Coastal trading vessel

Coastal merchant vessel

Coastal trading vessels, also known as coasters, are shallow-hulled ships used for trade between locations on the same island or continent. Their shallow hulls mean that they can get through reefs where deeper-hulled seagoing ships usually cannot.

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Modern merchant ships

Dry cargo	Barge Bulk carrier Car float Chain boat Coaster Collier Container ship Heavy-lift ship Hopper barge Lake freighter Lighter aboard ship Livestock carrier Reefer ship RORO ship Submarine Cargo Vessel Train ferry

Tankers	Chemical tanker FPSO unit Gas carrier LNG carrier Oil tanker

Passenger	Cable ferry Cargo liner Cruise ship Cruiseferry Ferry Narrowboat Ocean liner RORO ship Train ferry

Support	Diving support vessel Fireboat Platform supply vessel Pusher Tender Tugboat

Other	Cable layer Crane vessel Dredger Drillship Fishing vessel Icebreaker Merchant submarine Narco-submarine Pipe-laying ship Research vessel Riverboat Semi-submersible Snagboat

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Coastal trading vessel

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