Back سفينة تجارية Arabic Търговски кораб Bulgarian বাণিজ্য তরী Bengali/Bangla Trgovački brod BS Vaixell mercant Catalan Obchodní loď Czech Handelsskib Danish Handelsschiff German Εμπορικό πλοίο Greek Merchant ship English
A container ship is one kind of merchant vessel
A merchant vessel or trading vessel is a boat or ship that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This does not include pleasure craft that do not carry passengers for hire. Warships are also not considered to be merchant ships.