Question

Ships having fixed routes and playing regularly are called:
(a) Cargo (b) Charter party
(c) Liners (d) Domestic

Answer 1

Answer: Option (c) Liners

Explanation:

Ships having fixed routes and playing regularly are called Liners.

Line voyages follow a scheduled and fixed sea route and the vessels be it a passenger or cargo which trade on these routes to a fixed timetable are referred as Liners.

They are involved in providing services of transporting goods through high-capacity ships on ocean like Atlantic and Pacific ocean that ply on set routes and maintain fixed schedules. About 400 liner services are active today involved in weekly departures from each ports that call for its service. Liner vessels are mainly in the form of roll-on/roll-off ships and container ships which has the capacity to carry about 60 percent of the goods in terms of value which move each year on international sea .

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