Shipping industry -- See Shipping Here are entered general works on the transportation of persons or goods by water, as well as on the vessels used in this activity. Works confined to inland or coastal water transportation, in general, are entered under the headings Inland water transportation or Coastwise shipping. Works on water transportation on individual lakes, rivers, etc. are entered under Shipping subdivided by the name of the lake, river, etc. Works on ocean-going merchant fleets are entered under the heading Merchant marine.Works on shipping in the sense of the dispatch of goods by any means of transportation are entered under the heading Shipment of goods when relating to the activities of the shipper, or Freight and freightage when relating to those of the carrier.
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Shipping, Inland water -- See Inland water transportation Works on shipping on individual lakes, rivers, etc. are entered under the heading Shipping subdivided by the name of the lake, river, etc.
Ships, Cruise -- See Cruise ships Here are entered works on ships intended for leisure travel that generally stop at many ports and may return to their original port of departure. Works on ships that are constructed and supplied for ocean voyages with a single final destination are entered under Ocean liners.
