1. By ship operation
(1) A regular route is a route that uses a fixed ship to operate on a fixed sailing and port and to operate a passenger and cargo transport business at a relatively constant tariff. Regular routes, also known as liner routes, mainly shipped miscellaneous goods. (2) irregular routes, is the temporary basis of the needs of the freight and choose the route. Ships, sailing, anchored ports are not fixed, is to operate large, low-cost cargo transport business-oriented routes.
2. According to the distance of the range of points
(1) OCEAN-GOING SHIPPING LINE is a route that is far from the voyage and ships are transatlated across the ocean, such as the Far East to Europe and the Americas. China is customary to Aden Harbor as the boundary, to go to the west of Aden, including the Red Sea and Europe and North America and the vast majority of regional routes classified as ocean routes. (2) NEAR-SEA SHIPPING LINE, which refers to the maritime transport routes between the ports of the country and the neighboring countries.China is used to refer to routes in Asia and Oceania in the east of Aden (3) COASTAL SHIPPING LINE, which refers to the maritime transport routes between the coastal ports of the country, such as Shanghai / Guangzhou, Qingdao / Dalian and so on.
3. According to the scope of navigation: (1) Atlantic routes; (2) Pacific routes; (3) Indian Ocean routes; (4) global routes.