Specialised Vessels

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These are vessels specially designed to carry a particular commodity. Examples of such vessels are ore carriers, sugar carriers, chemical tankers, crude oil tankers.

Specialised vessels are usually operating under carter parties. However, some of the oil tankers are actually owned and operated by companies.

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