Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferries, cargo vessels, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods: ships such as cruise and passenger vessels.

Ships are project cargo sold under shipbuilding contracts; provide class certificates, flag state papers and delivery documents. Vessels are sold under a bill of sale with builder certificate, class society certificates (IRS, LR, DNV, ABS), flag-state registration and deletion certificate, survey reports and export clearance; delivery is usually afloat under own power or tow, or by heavy-lift transport for small craft, with engines and equipment listed on the invoice.