Dark blue illustrated silhouettes of ships alongside descriptive text of their function and cargo. Dark blue dots aligned with each ship description illustrate the amount of attacks for each ship type.

Source: IMO, International Chamber of Shipping

Bulk carrier

Transport raw materials like iron ore, coal, and grain but can carry other raw products like cement, rice, and sugar. Cargo is stored below deck and is accessed through hatchways.

53 attacks

Tug boat

Smaller ships that assist larger boats with maneuvering waters.

13 attacks

Container ship

Transport cargo that is packed into containers. These modular containers are stacked on the ship's upperdeck. 

11 attacks

Tankers

Tankers are responsible for shipping liquids and are classified by oil, chemical, gas, and product tankers.

10 attacks

Product tanker

Made to ship smaller loads of oil and petroleum products. Some product tankers may also be designed to carry chemical cargo.

5 attacks

Chemical tanker

Carry hazardous chemicals including caustic soda and sulphuric acid. Some chemical tankers are made with food safe materials for transporting products like vegetable and palm oil.

4 attacks

1 attack

Gas carrier

Transport Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cargo. They store cargo in spherical tanks at low temperatures.

1 attack

Oil tanker

Transport refined petroleum products and crude oil.

Dark blue illustrated silhouettes of ships alongside descriptive text of their function and cargo. Dark blue dots aligned with each ship description illustrate the amount of attacks for each ship type.

Source: IMO, International Chamber of Shipping

Bulk carrier

Transport raw materials like iron ore, coal, and grain but can carry other raw products like cement, rice, and sugar. Cargo is stored below deck and is accessed through hatchways.

Tug boat

Smaller ships that assist larger boats with maneuvering waters.

13 attacks

Container ship

Transport cargo that is packed into containers. These modular containers are stacked on the ship's upperdeck. 

11 attacks

Tankers

Tankers are responsible for shipping liquids and are classified by oil, chemical, gas, and product tankers.

10 attacks

Product tanker

Made to ship smaller loads of oil and petroleum products. Some product tankers may also be designed to carry chemical cargo.

5 attacks

Chemical tanker

Carry hazardous chemicals including caustic soda and sulphuric acid. Some chemical tankers are made with food safe materials for transporting products like vegetable and palm oil.

4 attacks

Oil tanker

Transport refined petroleum products and crude oil.

1 attack

Gas carrier

Transport Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cargo. They store cargo in spherical tanks at low temperatures.

1 attack

53 attacks