{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Ro-Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off)","description":"Ro-Ro stands for roll-on/roll-off and denotes a cargo-handling method in which wheeled or wheelable cargo is driven onto the vessel over ramps—under its own power or with tractor units—and rolled off again at the destination port. Typical cargo includes cars, trucks, trailers, construction and agricultural machinery, and heavy project cargo. Its counterpart is the lo-lo method (lift-on/lift-off), where goods are lifted by crane, as with containers. The advantage of Ro-Ro lies in short handling t","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-roll-onroll-off","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-18T19:13:47.917207","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/ro-ro-roll-onroll-off","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ro-Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) · Ro-Ro stands for roll-on/roll-off and denotes a cargo-handling method in which wheeled or wheelable cargo is driven onto the vessel over ramps—under its own power or with tractor units—and rolled off again at the destination port. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off"}