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Capesize
A Capesize is a large dry bulk carrier, above about 80,000 deadweight tons, too big for the original Panama Canal, named for the Cape of Good Hope route.
Caravel
A caravel is a small, agile Iberian sailing ship of the 15th and 16th centuries, rigged with lateen sails and favored during the Age of Exploration.
Carbon Intensity Indicator
The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) is an International Maritime Organization measure of a ship's annual carbon efficiency, mandatory since 2023 and rated A to E each year.
Cargo
Cargo is the goods carried by ship, aircraft, train, or truck for commercial transport; more than 80 percent of globally traded goods move by sea.
Cargo ship
A cargo ship, or cargo vessel, is a merchant vessel that carries goods rather than passengers between ports, ranging from coastal freighters to container ships carrying over 18,000 containers.
Carl Emil Pettersson
Carl Emil Pettersson was a Swedish sailor shipwrecked off Tabar Island in German New Guinea in 1904, who married the king's daughter and became known as king of the island.
Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world's largest cruise company, operating eight lines including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, and Cunard, founded in 1972 by Ted Arison.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line, also called Carnival Cruises, is an American cruise line founded by Ted Arison in 1972 and headquartered in Miami, best known for Caribbean cruises.
Carnival Jubilee
Carnival Jubilee is an Excel-class cruise ship delivered to Carnival Cruise Line in December 2023 as the third Excel-class ship, sailing year-round from Galveston, Texas.
Carnival Sunrise
Carnival Sunrise, formerly Carnival Triumph, is a Carnival Cruise Line cruise ship built in 1999, renamed in 2019 after a nearly $200 million conversion in Spain.
Carnival Vista
Carnival Vista is a cruise ship built by Fincantieri in Italy for Carnival Cruise Line, delivered in 2016 as the lead ship of the Vista class.
Carrack
A carrack is a large European sailing merchant ship used from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, famous for making the first ocean voyages of exploration possible.
Carreira da Índia
Carreira da Índia ("India Run") was Portugal's annual fleet system linking Lisbon to India by the Cape Route from the early 1500s, carrying spices to Lisbon.
Castaway
A castaway is a person left alone at sea or on an island by shipwreck or marooning, from Alexander Selkirk to Alvarenga's record 438 days adrift.
Catamaran
A catamaran is a watercraft with two hulls joined by a bridging deck. Twin hulls reduce weight and add stability, powering everything from Polynesian voyaging canoes to modern ferries and racing yachts.
Cataraqui (ship)
The Cataraqui was an 1840s barque carrying emigrants from Liverpool to Melbourne that struck a reef off King Island in 1845, killing 400 of the 409 aboard.
CB90-class fast assault craft
The CB90-class fast assault craft, also known as Stridsbåt 90 or Combatboat 90, is a Swedish fast assault craft that lands troops via a bow ramp at up to 45 knots.
CCGS Imnaryuaq
CCGS Imnaryuaq, previously CCGS John Diefenbaker, is a Polar Class 2 heavy polar icebreaker under construction for the Canadian Coast Guard, expected to enter service in 2032.
Celebrity Apex
Celebrity Apex is a cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises, the second Edge-class vessel, delivered in March 2020 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.
Celebrity Ascent
Celebrity Ascent is a cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises, the fourth in its Edge Series, delivered in November 2023 and debuted from Fort Lauderdale that December.
Celebrity Xcel
Celebrity Xcel is a cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises, the fifth in its Edge Series, delivered in October 2025 and sailing from Fort Lauderdale.
Certificate of competency
A certificate of competency is an official document certifying that a seafarer has met the standards to serve as a master, deck officer, or engineer officer on a merchant ship or yacht.
CG(X)
CG(X), known early as CG-21, was a United States Navy program announced in 2001 for a guided-missile cruiser to replace the Ticonderoga class, canceled in 2010 as unaffordable.
Chabahar Port (بندر چابهار)
Chabahar Port (بندر چابهار) is a deep-water seaport on the Gulf of Oman in southeastern Iran, outside the Strait of Hormuz, developed and partly operated by India since 2024.
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Chantiers de l'Atlantique is a French shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, founded in the 19th century, that builds large cruise ships, naval vessels, and offshore wind structures.
Charles Joughin
Charles Joughin was the British chief baker aboard the Titanic, surviving the 1912 sinking after hours in freezing water and often described as the last survivor to leave the ship.
Charles Lightoller
Charles Herbert Lightoller (1874–1952) was a British merchant mariner, second officer of RMS Titanic, the most senior officer to survive her 1912 sinking, and a Dunkirk rescuer.
Charles W. Morgan
The Charles W. Morgan is a wooden whaling ship built in New Bedford in 1841, preserved at Mystic Seaport as the last wooden whaleship in the world.
Chartering (shipping)
Chartering, also known as ship chartering, is the hiring of a ship or cargo space under a contract called a charter party, with voyage, time, and bareboat types.
Chemical tanker
A chemical tanker is a ship designed to carry liquid chemicals, edible oils, and petroleum products in bulk in many small, independently served cargo tanks.