What is Ro-Ro Shipping?
When searching
for a convenient shipping service, you may encounter many aspects of logistics.
The characteristics of different types of cargo are some of the key nuances that
should be taken into account during transportation. Shipping cars, trucks, trailers,
and static cargo placed on a platform on wheels… Will you need a container in such
cases?
This guide
will acquaint you with Ro-Ro transportation, which is suitable for large-wheeled
cargo. All your logistics requirements can be met with enough expertise and experience.
Let's get started exploring the Ro-Ro shipping industry.
The term
Ro-Ro is derived from the expression "Roll-On/Roll-Off" and refers to
deep-sea vessels designed to carry heavy cargo (possibly up to 10 tons per square
meter), vehicles of any size and tonnage on a wheelbase (cars, trucks, buses, trailers,
or even industrial vehicles).
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Pure Car Carriers (PCC) are
designed to transport cars, and Pure Car/Truck Carrier (PCTC) types are for
the carriage of freight vehicles.
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RoPax – “RORO
+ passenger” vessels are adapted to ship, for example, private cars and commercial
vehicles with passenger seating for short routes, which often results in the presence
of garages on the vessels.
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ConRO is
a vessel that has the properties of "container ship + RORO". This
type of vessel supports
the handling of containerized cargo and mobile equipment. In practice, the inner
decks are used for transport and storage, while the upper decks are used for containers.
·
RoLo is a
hybrid cargo vessel. There
is a possibility of roll-on and lift-off of goods during unloading.
A ramp and a crane in the port are used to unload the cargo.
Ro-Ro
vessels are designed to handle huge cargo sizes. Therefore, such vessels can have
up to 13 decks, which makes it possible to accommodate up to 8,000 vehicles on some
Ro-Ro vessels.
The location
of a vehicle onboard a Ro-Ro vessel depends on its length, height, and weight. Cars,
trucks, and so on are fixed with slings.
Trade
and logistics operations in many industries can rarely do without Ro-Ro services.
What exactly is carried on this type of vessel?
·
Large-sized equipment for building and agriculture
sectors
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Trailers, trucks, and motorhomes
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Heavy and oversized cargo
·
Yachts, boats, and other marine transport
with a trailer
·
Such long cargo as metal structures, pipes,
and others
·
Large-sized vehicles (limousines, SUVs, etc.)
SeaRates insists
on the safety of this type of transportation. Your cargo of any size will be secured
with locks, tie-down straps, or chains. It is important to provide a mechanism for
locking the cargo in place. It also prevents illegal access to your cargo during
shipment. The security plan is also approved by the surveyor who will carry out
the monitoring. After that, the following operations will be carried out: preparation
of documentation and permits for the cargo, customs assistance, ship of the transportation
route, and the unloading process.
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Vehicles are easily transported by Ro-Ro vessels:
in a few minutes, the vehicle enters the vessel at the port of loading, as quickly
as it departs for the port of destination.
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Shipping by Ro-Ro vessels does not involve
a lot of loading and unloading operations in the port. This factor reduces the risk
of injury to port personnel and damage to cargo.
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How to reduce the delivery time of your cargo?
The previous benefit also leads to the quick disembarkation of vehicles from the
vessel. This way, the cars can reach the consignee or warehouse immediately.
·
Car owners often choose to carry their vehicles
abroad on small Ro-Ro vessels to avoid unnecessary formalities.
Various
shipping lines, including Pan Ocean, Maersk, Wallenius
Wilhelmsen, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, K-line, Hoegh, Mediterranean
Shipping Company, and Mann Lines, provide Ro-Ro shipping services.
You can
transport large-sized cargoes to many destinations anywhere in the world. Get the
services you need at the most reliable ports of discharge around the world: Europe (Rotterdam,
Oslo,
Barcelona, Dusseldorf, Antwerp), USA (Los Angeles,
Houston,
New York, Miami), Canada
(Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal), Asia (Nhava Sheva,
Mumbai, Chennai,
Singapore,
Hong Kong, Qingdao,
Shenzhen, Shanghai), Africa (Lagos, Dakar, Cotonou, Libreville), Middle East (Dubai,
Jebel Ali,
Doha, Alexandria, Beirut, Qatar, Mersin).
The range
of available ports is not exhaustive. Get in touch
with SeaRates Customer Support to find the best route
for your deadlines and other requirements.
The international
market is already flooded with Ro-Ro shipments, which does not allow ambitious freight
forwarders and carriers to lag behind this trend. Being aware of the details of
logistics greatly simplifies the planning of cargo shipping operations.
Global
trade and logistics parties demand expert support, which we provide in the form
of comprehensive Port-to-Port or Door-to-Door shipments. The SeaRates team introduces you to essential insights and manages
all delivery operations.