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Maritime Transport

Also Known As Ocean Transport
Waterborne Mode
Ship's Wheel

The movement of people and goods over water by vessel, from ancient rafts, canoes and galleys to modern container ships and tankers. Maritime transport moves the large majority of world trade by weight because water offers very low resistance per tonne carried, and it is structured by ports, shipping lanes, canals and a body of international maritime law governing safety and commerce. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Disputed
Origin Year
-65,000 2
Expressed here as years before present rather than a calendar year. The first open ocean crossings, required to reach Sahul (Australia and New Guinea) from Sunda across Wallacea, are estimated at a minimum of 65,000 years before present, though the precise date and route are debated among archaeologists and no watercraft from this period survive; the date is inferred from the timing of human arrival in Sahul.
Core Concern
Bulk movement of people and goods over water at low cost per tonne. 1
Connections

Exemplified By

Cape Route, Routes and Services
Container Ship, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: Container Ship
Ideal X, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: SS Ideal X
Liberty Ship, Vehicles
North River Steamboat, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: North River Steamboat
Northern Sea Route, Routes and Services
Northwest Passage, Routes and Services
RMS Lusitania, Vehicles
RMS Queen Mary, Vehicles
RMS Titanic, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: Titanic
Slave Ship, Vehicles
SS Great Eastern, Vehicles
SS Normandie, Vehicles
SS United States, Vehicles
Steamship, Vehicles

Pioneered By

Robert Fulton, Figures
Source Wikipedia: Robert Fulton
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Robert Fulton
Wikipedia
  • Overview
    Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 - February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat (also known as Clermont).
  • Pioneered By: Robert Fulton
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2. Sahul (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
Quote, Lead section
It is estimated humans first migrated to Sahul at least 65,000 years ago, making the ocean crossing from Sunda through Wallacea.
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Maritime Transport (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
Quote, Lead section
Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways.
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Wikipedia: Titanic
WikipediaExemplified By: RMS TitanicView the Source
Wikipedia: North River Steamboat
WikipediaExemplified By: North River SteamboatView the Source
Wikipedia: SS Ideal X
WikipediaExemplified By: Ideal X, OverviewView the Source
Wikipedia: Suez Canal
WikipediaHas Part: Suez CanalView the Source
Wikipedia: Erie Canal
WikipediaHas Part: Erie CanalView the Source
Wikipedia: Panama Canal
WikipediaHas Part: Panama Canal, OverviewView the Source
Wikipedia: Bunkering
WikipediaHas Part: BunkeringView the Source
Wikipedia: Demurrage
WikipediaHas Part: DemurrageView the Source
Wikipedia: Transshipment
WikipediaHas Part: TransshipmentView the Source
Wikipedia: Container Ship
WikipediaExemplified By: Container Ship, Introduction
Quote, Exemplified By: Container Ship, Introduction
Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.
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Wikipedia: Hovercraft
WikipediaHas Part: HovercraftView the Source
Wikipedia: Hydrofoil
WikipediaHas Part: HydrofoilView the Source
Wikipedia: Ferry
WikipediaHas Part: FerryView the Source
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