Liner service

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A liner service in merchant shipping is a shipping service that operates to a timed schedule visiting a fixed loop of ports and operated by one or more ships.

A liner service is one of the two main classifications of merchant shipping, the other being tramp shipping.[1] The service is expected to be regular, scheduled, repeated and published.[1] From once established the frequency is generally expected to be no more than monthly, the actual frequency depending on the business available.[1]

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