Concepts

Roll-on/Roll-off

Also Known As Ro-ro · RORO

Maritime Concept

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Transport Atlas. "Roll-on/Roll-off." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/roll-on-roll-off.

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Transport Atlas. (n.d.). Roll-on/Roll-off. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/roll-on-roll-off

BibTeX

@misc{transportatlas-roll-on-roll-off,
  author = {Transport Atlas},
  title = {Roll-on/Roll-off},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/roll-on-roll-off},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A cargo handling method in which wheeled cargo such as cars, trucks, trailers and railroad cars drives directly on and off a ship on its own wheels, in contrast to lift-on lift-off vessels loaded by crane. Born with the Scottish train ferry of 1850 called The Floating Railway, it makes port turnaround fast and underpins modern vehicle shipping.

Facts

Core Concern

Wheeled cargo driving aboard ship instead of being crane lifted 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

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Maritime Transport

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Roll-on/Roll-off

WikipediaDescription

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cargo to be efficiently loaded on and off the vessel when in port

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