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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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  • Marine shipping
  • Marine transportation
  • Maritime shipping
  • Ocean -- Economic aspects
  • Ocean traffic
  • Ocean transportation
  • Sea transportation
  • Shipping industry
  • Water transportation
  • Maritime transport
Filed under: Shipping Filed under: Shipping -- Arctic regions Filed under: Shipping -- Arctic regions -- CongressesFiled under: Shipping -- CanadaFiled under: Shipping -- Directories Filed under: Shipping bounties and subsidies -- United States Filed under: Cargo preference -- United States Filed under: Shipping -- Great Britain -- HistoryFiled under: Maritime law -- Great Britain Filed under: Maritime law -- Great Britain -- CasesFiled under: Shipping -- Great Lakes (North America) Filed under: Shipping -- Great Lakes (North America) -- History Filed under: Inland water transportation -- Great Lakes (North America) -- History Filed under: Maritime law -- History Filed under: Shipping -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryFiled under: Shipping -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Filed under: Shipping -- India -- Periodicals Filed under: Shipping -- Maine -- Penobscot River Filed under: Shipping -- Massachusetts -- BostonFiled under: Shipping -- Periodicals Filed under: Shipping -- United States -- Periodicals Filed under: Ship registers -- United States -- Periodicals Filed under: Shipping -- Rhode Island -- Newport Filed under: Ship registers -- Rhode Island -- NewportFiled under: Shipping -- United States Filed under: Maritime law -- United States Filed under: Maritime law -- United States -- CasesFiled under: Salvage -- United StatesFiled under: Maritime law -- PennsylvaniaFiled under: Naval convoys -- United StatesFiled under: Shipping -- Virginia Filed under: SalvageFiled under: Maritime lawFiled under: Steamboat lines

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