505

Water Transport

Scope Note

Number, types, and distribution of shipping services; passenger and freight capacity and traffic; sailing schedules; fares and freight charges; booking arrangements; specialized personnel (e.g., line and engineer officers, crews, longshoremen, traffic agents); organization (e.g., shipping companies); regulation; etc. This category includes all types of water transportation.

Broader Term
500 Water, Air, And Space Transport
Related Terms
456 Insurance
467 Labor Organization
473 Corporate Organization
654 Research And Development
Use Fors
Crews (shipping)
Ferries (water transport)
Freight services (water transport)
Harbor master (specialized personnel)
Longshoremen
Merchant marines
River transport
Sailors (water transport specialists)
Ship complements (water transport)
Ship passenger services (water transport)
Shipping (maritime)
Transport (water)
Identifier
505

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