In shipping

Shipping

Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...

, the designation A1 is a symbol used to denote quality of construction and material. In the various shipping registers ships are classed

International Association of Classification Societies

The International Association of Classification Societies is a technically-based organization consisting of thirteen marine classification societies headquartered in London.-History:...

 and given a rating after an official examination, and assigned a classification mark, which appears in addition to other particulars in those shipping registers after the name of the ship.

See also

• Shipbuilding
  Shipbuilding
  Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
  
  
• A1 at Lloyd's, a top classification in Lloyd's Register

External links

• An example of a shipping registry including A1-rated ships (those listed "1" in the "Rate A." column)
• Description of Classification notations followed by American Bureau of Shipping