RoRo Shipping from the USA

We book RoRo from New York / New Jersey, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Miami, Houston, Freeport and Seattle / Tacoma, plus two RoRo gateways. Savannah has no RoRo berth, so Georgia RoRo cargo loads at Brunswick (Colonel's Island Terminal). Los Angeles / Long Beach RoRo cargo loads at Port Hueneme in Ventura County. Each port has its own page with the destinations it serves.

No. RoRo vehicles are driven on and off the vessel, so a vehicle that will not start, steer or brake is refused at the terminal. Non-running and salvage vehicles ship by container instead, where they are loaded by forklift or winch.

No. RoRo carriers do not accept personal items, spare parts or loose cargo inside the vehicle, and terminals check for them. Only factory-fitted equipment such as the spare tire and jack may stay. If you need to ship belongings with the vehicle, a container lets you load declared cargo listed on a packing list.

Carriers and terminals set the limit, and it is commonly a quarter tank or less. That figure is carrier and terminal practice, not a number in federal regulations. The federal rule for vehicles carried by vessel, 49 CFR 176.905, deals with fuel leaks and battery security. We confirm the exact limit for your carrier when you book.

It depends on the vehicle and the lane. RoRo is priced by the space a unit takes on deck, so it is often the better value for large, tall or heavy running vehicles that would need a dedicated container or a flat rack. For a standard car on a busy lane, a shared container is often comparable. Where a lane has both services, we quote both so you can compare price and transit time.