Water Transportation
Prepared by: Ms. Pamela Joy E. Alviola, MBA
Learning Objectives
1. understand the scope and variety of
water-borne forms of transport;
2. be aware of the different forms of
cruises and other water-borne tourism
travel.
3. Understand the impacts of water
transportation to the environment
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Uses of Water Transportation
• Water Transport Usage in Passengers
• Passengers use water transport for recreation and
commuting.
• Water Transport Usage for Cargo
• Bulk carriers and container ships are two important types of
water transport.
• Water Transport For Military Use
• Global naval forces which are used to operate security at
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Water Transport
Inland Ocean
Rivers Lakes Canals Overseas Shipping Coastal Shipping
- Boats - For Passengers
- Steamers Liners Tramps Tankers - For Cargo
Cargo Passengers
INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
• The system of transport through all navigable rivers, lakes, and
man-made canals.
• Rivers
• Natural waterway which can
be used as means of transport
• Suitable for small boats as
well as big barrages.
INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
Lakes
• Can either be natural
like rivers or artificial
like canals.
INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
Canals
• Artificial waterways
made for the purpose of
irrigation or navigation.
• It requires huge amount
of capital investment in
construction and
maintenance.
Water Transport
Inland Ocean
Rivers Lakes Canals Overseas Shipping Coastal Shipping
- Boats - For Passengers
- Steamers Liners Tramps Tankers - For Cargo
Cargo Passengers
OCEAN TRANSPORT
• Plays a significant role in development of economic, social and cultural relations among
countries of the world.
• International trade owes its growth to ocean transport.
• Coastal Shipping
• Covers only ports within a particular country.
• Can only serve to limited areas.
• Overseas Shipping
• It means that the passenger’s and goods have to cross ocean.
Types of Vessels Employed in Overseas
Shipping
LINERS TRAMPS
• These are ships which have regular, fixed
• Ships with no fixed routes.
routes, time and charges.
• It does not sail until they have full cargo.
• Two types of liners:
• Passenger Liners
• Cargo Liners
Water Based Transportation in Tourism
Passenger ship
= a ship which carries more than twelve passengers
Commercial passenger vessels Recreational boats
- used for general pleasure
• yachts
• charter boats
• houseboats
Cruise ships Passenger lines/ferries
- focus on leisure experience - utilitarian function
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Types of Water
Transportation
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• 20 million owned a private
pleasure craft from small
day boats to large motor
yachts
• Personal hovercrafts for
both land water
Private Craft
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• Open canoes
• Pedalo boats
• Rowing boats
• Hydrobike or
Surfbike
• Waterskiing
• Jet skiing
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• large rivers
and harbors have
been used to relieve the
traditional public transport
system
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• popular among tourists
because of easy and
comfortable
Water Taxis and transport that views on
Water Buses the city and its sights.
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Ferries
• Ferry services offering services both residents and
to tourists.
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
• Used by visitors as an inexpensive sightseeing tour.
• Greek mythology, Ancient Egypt and Roman times
ferries hey have been the only means to travel
across a body of water, taking horses,
carts and carriages.
• Important connection between countries and island
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• Roll-on / Roll-off
• Commonly known as ‘RORO’
which are large conventional
ferries named for the ease by
which vehicles can board
and leave.
• Cruiseferry / RoPax
• Ship that combines the
features of a cruise ship
with a roll-on / roll-off.
• RoPax for roll-on / roll-off
and passenger design.
• Cable Ferry
• Used for very short
distances.
• Ferry is propelled along
and steered by cables
connected to each shore.
Submersibles and Semi-
Submersibles
• vessels that resemble a submersible, but do not actually dive
suited for shallow water along and above coral reefs.
• Submersibles are craft that are capable of diving to a certain
depth with 4-50 pax for deeper-lying reefs, shipwrecks and
other points of interest.
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Cruise Ships
• a multi-stop voyage, where the luxury of the hotel room is taken
to wherever the cruise goes.
• use of ocean liners as a means of transport as a journey for the
rich and famous with high standard and luxury
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Environmental Issue
• smoke-
stack emissions contains toxins
• dump solid and liquid wastes at
sea
• anchors damaging coral beds
• cruise tourism has led to protests
about overtourism
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Sustainability
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