{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Ro-Ro port","description":"A Ro-Ro port is a seaport built around the roll-on/roll-off principle: wheeled cargo — cars, trucks, buses, construction equipment, or heavy transport units — drives directly onto and off the vessel via ramps, with no cranes or lifting gear involved. The quay must provide flat, open marshalling areas and fixed or ship-mounted ramps with suitable gradient tolerances. These ports are the backbone of the global automotive trade, particularly for Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs), and equally suit","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/ro-ro-port","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:08:44.015686","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro-Ro_ship","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/ro-ro-port","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ro-Ro port · A Ro-Ro port is a seaport built around the roll-on/roll-off principle: wheeled cargo — cars, trucks, buses, construction equipment, or heavy transport units — drives directly onto and off the vessel via ramps, with no cranes or lifting gear involved. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro-Ro_ship"}