| Roll on Roll off (RORO) | | | | restrictions for RO/RO shipping , RO/RO service is the |
| In a Ro/Ro operation, the cargo moves as one piece | | | | most common and also the most recommended way |
| on a specialized trailer from port to port and in some | | | | to ship your boat. Boats on trailers, are actually |
| cases on flatbed trailers or lowboys from origin to | | | | towed onto the ship by way of the ship's ramp where |
| destination. There is less handling because the cargo is | | | | they are stowed inside the belly of the ship and are |
| not lifted on and off the vessel, but driven on, parked, | | | | securely lashed to the deck. Upon arrival at the |
| and then driven off. There is no danger of water | | | | port of destination, the boat is simply towed off the |
| damage because the cargo is always secured in the | | | | ship. |
| vessel's garage decks for the entire voyage. In | | | | Cradled boats are handled much the same way. |
| general, the Ro/Ro mode is the safest and cheapest | | | | Cradled boats are placed on and secured to mafi |
| way to handle oversize boats. | | | | trailers that are towed onto the ship and stowed inside |
| Provided that your boat does not exceed the size | | | | the belly of the ship. |