Coastal trading vessel

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Coastal merchant vessel

Coastal trading vessels, also known as coasters, are shallow-hulled ships used for trade between locations on the same island or continent. Their shallow hulls mean that they can get through reefs where deeper-hulled sea-going ships usually cannot.

[edit] See also

• Short sea shipping

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