In 1the operation of the ship type

(1) the regular route, refers to the use of a fixed ship, according to a fixed schedule and port navigation, and to be fixed relative to the freight operating passenger and freight transport business route. The airline also called liner routes, mainly shipped miscellaneous goods.

(2) irregular routes, is temporarily according to the freight needs and choices of route. The ship, sailing, ports of call are not fixed, is engaged in bulk, cheap transport of goods consisting mainly of business route.

2 according to the voyage of the far and near points

(1) ocean route ( OCEAN-GOING SHIPPING LINE ) refers to the flight distance, sailing across the ocean transport routes, such as the Far East to Europe and America route. My habit to Aden harbor for the community, to go to Aden west of Hong Kong, including the Red Cross and the vast areas of Europe and North and South America route designated as ocean route.

(2) near the ocean route ( NEAR-SEA SHIPPING LINE ), referring to their ports to neighboring countries ports between the maritime transport routes collectively. Our country on the habits of the routes in the port of Aden in the east of Asia and Oceania route called the foreign routes.

(3) the coastal route ( COASTAL SHIPPING LINE ), refers to the domestic coastal ports between the maritime transport routes, such as the Shanghai / Guangzhou, Qingdao / Dalian.

According to the scope of3sail:

(1) the Atlantic route; (2) the Pacific route; (3) the India ocean shipping routes; (4) global routes.