Merchant ship
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A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This is in contrast to pleasure craft, which are used for personal recreation, and naval ships, which are used for military purposes.
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See also
- American Bureau of Shipping
- American Waterways Operators
- Armed merchantman
- Boat
- Canal
- Ferry
- Freight transport
- Gas carrier
- Glossary of nautical terms
- Great Lakes Waterway
- Lake freighter
- List of cargo types
- Marine fuel management
- Maritime transport
- Navigability
- Roll trailer
- Saint Lawrence Seaway
- Ship
- Ship prefix
- Train ferry
- Tramp trade
- Watercraft
- Waterway
- Whaleback
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