They have been joined by refrigerated ships, liquefied gas tankers, wine tankers, bauxite carriers, container ships, timber carriers, tankers for the carriage of liquid sulphur, and other special types, which in many cases also take the form of combination carriers.
Zongezelelwe ngeenqanawa ezinezibandisi, izinyibilikisi, ezewayini, ezinohlobo oluthile lokwenza i-aluminiyam, iinqanawa zezokhongozeli, izithwali mithi, iitanki zesalfeyini kwakunye nezinye iintlobo-ntlobo, ezinokuthi zithathe indlela yezithwali ezidityanisiwayo.