The aim of this study is to analyze the characteristics of coastal ship's operations and their cargo transport activities, based on the Origin-Destination survey of their operators. Firstly, trip chains made of the ships which start from and return to their base port through several trips are classified into several cyclic patterns. Secondly, the cargo transport activities of each ship are classified into several patterns of, for example, cargo-delivering and collecting. Finally, the characteristics of the cargo transport activities in each cyclic pattern are clearly shown.