International shipping is an important mode of transportation in international cargo transportation, and it is also the most important mode of transportation. It mainly uses ships and other maritime transportation vehicles to transport sea cargo. International shipping is divided by the type of ship, such as general cargo ships, bulk carriers, liquid chemical ships, container ships, etc., for example, divided by the types of goods, there are ore ships, coal ships, grain ships, oil ships, container ships, etc. If it is divided by shipping routes, there are ocean routes, near-ocean routes, coastal routes, etc. There are many other classifications. I will not give examples one by one. In short, international shipping is an indispensable and important part of international trade. ring.

International shipping is the most important mode of transportation in international trade, and more than two-thirds of the total international trade volume. Most of my country's import and export goods are transported by ocean transportation. The advantages of ocean transportation are the large volume, low shipping cost, and extensive waterways. However, the speed is slow, the navigation risk is high, and the sailing date is difficult to determine, which are its shortcomings. According to the mode of operation of ships, international shipping can be divided into liner shipping and chartered shipping.