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INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND INSURANCE
PHAN VŨ NGỌC LAN – MDE International Business
Administration Department lanpvn@huflit.edu.vn 1 CHAPTER 2 SEA TRANSPORTATION 2 1 17/09/2023 Content
 Features, status of sea transportation
 Material technical basis for sea transportation 3
1. Features and status of sea transportation  Features  Status 4 2 17/09/2023 1.1. Features
 Sea transportation: the carriage of cargo or
passengers inside a nation’s territory or from
this nation to another by sea. th  Early set-up (from the 5 century AD)
 Number 1 position in international transport 5 6 3 17/09/2023
Source: Review of Maritime Transport 2020, UNCTAD 7
Advantages of sea transport  Natural waterways  Large capacity  Low freight
 Low fuel consumption, suitable for
transporting a majority of goods for import- export.. 8 4 17/09/2023
Cargo transported by sea
 Oil and Oil products (by tanker)  Dry cargo (in bulk)
 Other dry cargo (by container, refrigerated ships, ...) 9 10 5 17/09/2023 11 12 6 17/09/2023 13 14 7 17/09/2023 15
Drawbacks of sea transport
 Slow speed -> Longer time
 Being subject to natural and maritime conditions 16 8 17/09/2023 Perils of the sea 17 Perils of the sea 18 9 17/09/2023
1.2. Status of sea transport
 Sea occupies 2/3 of the earth’s surface  Most
countries are connected via waterway.
 Vietnam’s special geographical location 19 20 10