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Ro-Ro or container shipping for special vehicles
Vehicle height, body type and destination port facilities decide the shipping mode, and the choice changes both cost and arrival condition.
Ro-Ro suits vehicles that can be driven on and off and are too tall or too wide for a container. A tipper, a fire appliance with a high superstructure or an aerial platform usually ships Ro-Ro because containerising it would mean partial disassembly.
Container shipping suits smaller units and protects them from weather and handling damage in transit. It also reaches ports that have no Ro-Ro berth, which matters more often than buyers expect. The trade-off is that the vehicle may need mirrors, beacons or exhaust stacks removed and reinstalled at destination.
We quote the mode that suits the vehicle and the destination port rather than the mode that is cheapest to arrange, and we say which parts, if any, will need refitting on arrival.
Specifications
| Ro-Ro suits | Tall or wide vehicles that drive on and off |
|---|---|
| Container suits | Smaller units and ports with no Ro-Ro berth |
| We state | Any parts that need refitting at destination |
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