CONTAINER SHIP

Ocean going ship designed to carry containers both internally and on deck. Container vessels eliminate the individual hatches, holds and dividers of the traditional general cargo vessels. The hull of a typical container ship is a huge warehouse divided into cells by vertical guide rails. These cells are designed to hold cargo in pre-packed units ? containers. Container ships are generally distinguished into seven major size categories: small feeder, feeder, feedermax, panamax, post-panamax, new panamax and ultra-large (cape size).