Are you ready to roll... ?

B- Ro-Ro vessel at sea.

Notice the door latch at the rear of the ship.
This is where rolling equipment and vehicles
can drive in and out of the ship.





We ship vehicles.




Ro-Ro vessels are like having a huge,
floating, multilevel parking lot,
sailing between the US East Coast,
Northern Europe, Asia and elsewhere.

D- Car being loaded into an ocean container.

Important Note:

Most vehicles are loaded into ocean containers
from the loading dock of a warehouse.

The gas must be drained, battery disconnected.

Normally the professionally loaded vehicle will be
"chocked, blocked and braced" inside the container.

"Two by Fours" wood beams are typically used
to secure the vehicle, and wooden "chock blocks" are
nailed down in front of and behind each wheel.
Some of our warehouses build a wooden "bulkhead"
inside the container. This is where a large plywood wall
is constructed and secured by 2 by 4's inside the container.
Some people will even have a couple used tires
on either side of the vehicle inside the container,
to ameliorate the possibility of the vehicle touching
the walls of the container.

More securing is always better than less.


You don't want the vehicle to shift back and forth.
Since the inside floor of most containers is wood,
blocks can be nailed down and secured
in front of and behind each wheel.


Chocks can be bought on-line and at hardware stores.
Just do a search for "chocks" for a vendor near you.




At destination, containers need
to be unloaded the same way.





Note:
In case US Customs wants to check
the VIN number of the car,
vehicles should be loaded
so the front hood is nearest
to the container door (facing out).

Upon request, Sefco can confirm rates
for origin and destination warehouse loading/unloading services.





See a photo showing a how
a pleasure craft was secured
inside a steel ocean shipping container.
[click here to see]


Put a car in a container?
Read questions and answers
about sending a car inside a
steel ocean shipping container.
[click here to read]
In some cases, containerized vehicle shipping
can cost 2, 3 or more times the cost to ship via Ro-Ro vessel.