navire de ligne

CONT: [...] un bâtiment de commerce, qu'il transporte des passagers ou des marchandises, est dit navire de ligne («liner») s'il effectue des traversées régulières entre des ports désignés.

CONT: Liner ships [provide] a fixed liner service, at regular intervals, between named ports and [offer] transport to any shippers. In liner shipping, time is very important due to the fact that liner ships have to comply with the schedules even [if] the operation is at low utilization levels.