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List of ports in China
The ports of China are its seaports and inland river ports, which in 2025 handled 18.3 billion tonnes of cargo, more than any other country.
List of ports in India
The ports of India comprise 12 Major Ports owned by the central government and 213 non-major ports run by the states, handling about 95% of international trade by volume.
List of ports in the United States
The ports of the United States are coastal, Great Lakes, and inland river facilities tracked by federal agencies, with Houston the largest by tonnage in 2023.
List of ship directions
Ship directions are the fixed nautical terms, including bow, stern, port, starboard, forward, and aft, that describe position on a vessel without reference to where anyone stands or looks.
List of ship names of the Royal Navy
The list of ship names of the Royal Navy covers its continuously reused names, from Victory and Warspite to Astute, chosen by committee and approved by the Monarch.
List of ship types
The list of ship types covers how vessels are grouped by function, cargo, and regulatory treatment; bulk carriers form the largest share of the world fleet at 42.5%.
List of shipbuilders and shipyards
The list of shipbuilders and shipyards covers notable shipbuilders and shipyards by region and role, in an industry where China, South Korea, and Japan build 91% of ships.
List of ships of Austria-Hungary
The list of ships of Austria-Hungary, also called the list of Austro-Hungarian Navy ships, covers the warships of the Dual Monarchy's navy from 1867 to 1918.
List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
The list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy covers the warships Japan's navy operated from the Meiji era to its 1945 dissolution, best known through its World War II roster.
List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy
The list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy covers the largest sailing warships of the English and British battle fleet, from the 1660s to the 1850s.
List of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
The ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the Chinese Navy, form the world's largest naval force with over 370 battle force ships, including three aircraft carriers.
List of ships of the Soviet Navy
The list of ships of the Soviet Navy covers the warships, submarines, and auxiliaries operated from 1918 until the fleet passed to successor states in 1991.
List of submarine classes in service
The list of submarine classes in service covers groups of submarines built to a common design with at least one commissioned hull, including about 150 nuclear-powered boats worldwide.
List of submarines of the United States Navy
The list of submarines of the United States Navy covers the fleet from USS Holland, purchased in 1900, to today's nuclear-powered Los Angeles, Seawolf, Virginia, and Ohio classes.
List of sunken nuclear submarines
The list of sunken nuclear submarines, or lost nuclear submarines, covers the nine known to have sunk: two American, six Soviet or Russian, and one Chinese, mostly during the Cold War.
List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
The list of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships covers the 32 ships that land Marine Corps troops: 9 assault ships, 13 transport docks, and 10 dock landing ships.
Lists of shipwrecks
Lists of shipwrecks are inventories, registers, and databases recording ships lost at sea or inland waters, with vessel name, date, place, and cause of loss, used for heritage management, archaeology, and research.
Littoral combat ship
The littoral combat ship (LCS) is a fast United States Navy surface combatant class for shallow near-shore waters, built in two variants and configured through interchangeable mission packages.
Littorio-class battleship
The Littorio class, also known as the Vittorio Veneto class, was a group of four fast battleships built for the Italian Regia Marina in the late 1930s.
Lloyd's List
Lloyd's List is a British shipping newspaper founded in 1734 at Lloyd's Coffee House in London, one of the world's oldest continuously published periodicals, digital-only since 2013.
LNG carrier
An LNG carrier, also called an LNG tanker, is a specialized ship that transports liquefied natural gas at about −160 °C, first crossing an ocean in 1959.
Load line (watercraft)
A load line, also called the Plimsoll line, is a mark on a merchant ship's hull showing the deepest safe loading, first required by Britain's 1876 Shipping Act.
Lock keeper
A lock keeper, also called a lock tender or lock operator, operates a canal or river lock, raising and lowering boats between stretches of water at different levels.
Long Beach Container Terminal
Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) is a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach, California, operated by OOCL and among the most automated US terminals.
Long Range Identification and Tracking
Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) is an IMO satellite tracking system, adopted in 2006 and operational since 2009, requiring ships to report position every 6 hours.
Longship
The longship, called langskip in Old Norse, is a long, narrow Viking warship built for speed and shallow water, powered by oars and a square sail.
Longshoreman
A longshoreman is a worker who loads and unloads cargo ships, dock work that has historically given workers leverage at the transfer point between sea and land transport.
Loose cannon (nautical)
A loose cannon is a cannon that broke free of its ropes on a wooden warship and rolled dangerously about the deck, origin of the modern idiom.
Los Angeles-class submarine
The Los Angeles-class submarine, also called the LA-class or 688-class, is a class of US Navy nuclear-powered attack submarines; 62 boats entered service from 1976 to 1996.
LPG carrier
An LPG carrier is a cargo ship purpose-built to carry liquefied petroleum gas, principally propane and butane, in liquid form, kept liquid by pressurization, refrigeration, or a combination of both.