Bulk carriers are designed to carry iron ore, coal, wheat or feed in bulk, rather than in individual separate bags.
Wooden chip carriers carry wooden chips, which are relatively light in weight, in holds higher than those of bulk carriers.
Tankers carry various cargoes in liquid form in bulk.
Car carriers carry cars in holds with multi-layered decks.
Roll-on/roll-off container carriers carry containers which are loaded and unloaded from either stem or stern by forklifts via a rampway between the ship and the pier.
Container carriers carry various cargoes in containers.
