{"id":1188,"date":"2020-06-08T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T08:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2021-04-26T16:29:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:29:34","slug":"the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping","title":{"rendered":"The History of Roll-on Roll-off Shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_55 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping\/#What_is_Ro-Ro_Shipping\" title=\"What is Ro-Ro Shipping?\">What is Ro-Ro Shipping?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping\/#Ro-Ro_Shipping_Early_History\" title=\" Early History\"> Early History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping\/#Ro-Ro_Shipping_Post-War_History\" title=\" Post-War History\"> Post-War History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping\/#Ro-Ro_Shipping_Types_of_Vessel\" title=\" Types of Vessel\"> Types of Vessel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping\/#Ro-Ro_Car_Shipping_What_Are_The_Benefits\" title=\" Benefits of RoRo Car Shipping\"> Benefits of RoRo Car Shipping<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping\/#How_Are_Cars_Loaded_Onto_Roro_Ships\" title=\"How Are Cars Loaded Onto Roro Ships?\">How Are Cars Loaded Onto Roro Ships?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/the-history-of-roll-on-roll-off-shipping\/#Ro-Ro_Shipping_Is_it_for_you\" title=\" Is it for you?\"> Is it for you?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>If you take a car overseas using AutoShippers&#8217; services, you&#8217;ll have to make a decision as to whether it&#8217;s sent using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/container_car_shipping.htm\">Containerised<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/roro_car_shipping.htm\">Ro-Ro shipping<\/a>. The first one&#8217;s fairly self-explanatory \u2013 your car is put inside a standard 20- or 40-foot container. But the term &#8216;Ro-Ro&#8217; \u2013 &#8220;roll on, roll off&#8221; \u2013 might be a new one for a lot of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s take a look at what Ro-Ro shipping actually means,\nits history, the pros and cons of moving cars and other goods this way, and\nfinally the benefits and drawbacks of Ro-Ro versus containerised shipping when\nit comes to moving your vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Ro-Ro_Shipping\"><\/span>What is Ro-Ro Shipping?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In broad terms, Ro-Ro refers to any form of shipping in\nwhich a land vehicle is simply driven onto a boat or ship, rather than being\nlifted onto it using a crane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This broad definition includes cargoes such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cars or tourist coaches using regular passenger ferry services (eg from Dover to Calais);<\/li><li>Private cars that are being shipped by\/for their individual owners;<\/li><li>Huge fleets of new cars that are being shipped on behalf of automobile manufacturers and retailers;<\/li><li>Small trucks and lorries laden with goods, and\/or articulated lorries with their container cargo in situ. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these are forms of Ro-Ro shipping, though for the\npurposes of this article we&#8217;ll concentrate primarily on the movement of private\nvehicles \u2013 that&#8217;s what we do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ro-Ro_Shipping_Early_History\"><\/span>Ro-Ro Shipping: Early History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the term &#8216;Ro-Ro&#8217; usually refers to wheeled vehicles \u2013\ncars and lorries \u2013 but the first Ro-Ro vessels were actually built to carry\ntrains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the UK&#8217;s rail network was being built in the 1830s and\n40s, some rivers were too wide to allow the construction of a railway bridge.\nSo river-going craft were constructed that had rails on their decks, enabling a\ntrain to be driven onto the boat on one side of the river, and then off again\nat the other. Essentially, these &#8220;train ferries&#8221; were large floating,\nmovable bridges, but they laid down the blueprint for the future of vehicular\ntransport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good early example was <em>Leviathan<\/em>, which was built by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway in 1849. The company was building a railway line from Dundee to Aberdeen and needed a way to get trains across the Firth of Forth (a distance of some five miles). They called in engineer Thomas Bouch to solve the problem, and <em>Leviathan<\/em> was the solution he came up with. Opening in 1850, <em>Leviathan<\/em> was originally intended only as a temporary solution while a bridge was being constructed \u2013 but delays to that project meant the ferry ended up being used for 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trainferry1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trainferry1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trainferry1-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption> <strong>Original ex WD train ferry<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So the train ferry was already well-established by the start of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century, but it was World War One that would see it really take off, when train ferries were used to transport heavy artillery, military vehicles and later tanks (all loaded onto railway wagons) from England to France. A secret port was constructed specifically for this purpose at Richborough in Kent, and by the end of the war, over 250,000 tons of military cargo were being shipped this way every month. The great advantage of this method was that it required far fewer labourers, which was obviously an issue when so many young men were at the Front. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until World War Two, though, that the first ships specifically designed to carry road vehicles were constructed \u2013 in the form of landing craft. Learning the lessons of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, military chiefs realised they needed a way of getting tanks, armoured cars, personnel carriers and other vehicles on- and off-shore quickly. The first \u2013 designed by Sir Rowland Baker, based on a rough sketch by Winston Churchill himself \u2013 was <em>HMS Boxer.<\/em> This ship went into service in 1941 and could carry 13 tanks, 27 smaller vehicles and 200 troops. Such craft were known as LST&#8217;s \u2013 the initials standing, somewhat prosaically, for &#8220;landing ship, tank&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMS_Boxer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMS_Boxer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMS_Boxer-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMS_Boxer-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMS_Boxer-696x498.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMS_Boxer-587x420.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption> HMS Boxer <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A larger version, built to carry tanks across the Atlantic rather than just the English Channel or the Mediterranean, was then developed jointly by the British and American armed forces. Some 23 of these were built and used during the war \u2013 and a few canny entrepreneurial types were quick to spot their commercial potential in the years immediately afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ro-Ro_Shipping_Post-War_History\"><\/span>Ro-Ro Shipping: Post-War History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important of these was Lt Colonel Frank Bustard,\nwho in the period between the wars had headed up the Atlantic Steam Navigation\nCompany. In 1946 the British government agreed to lease three LST&#8217;s to the\nCompany: <em>LST 3519<\/em>, <em>LST 3534<\/em> and <em>LST 3512<\/em> were renamed <em>Empire\nBaltic<\/em>, <em>Empire Cedric<\/em> and <em>Empire Celtic<\/em>, and the former made\nits maiden commercial voyage from Tilbury to Rotterdam on 11 September 1946,\ncarrying 64 vehicles that had been purchased by the Dutch government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular routes were soon established linking Great Britain\nto Ireland and to mainland Europe, and in 1953 the Port of Dover opened its\nfirst two Ro-Ro berths. Up to that point, an average of around <strong>10,000<\/strong>\ncars had been leaving the Port each year, lifted onto and off ships by crane.\nJust a year after the Ro-Ro berths&#8217; opening, some <strong>100,000<\/strong> vehicles had\nalready been shipped overseas using the new method; by 1994, the Port of Dover\nwas shipping over 4.5 million cars a year in this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That includes holidaymakers and day-trippers using regular ferry services, but not all of those 4.5 million vehicles were private motor cars. Because the next stage in Ro-Ro&#8217;s evolution was the arrival of the PCC, or &#8220;pure car carrier&#8221;. PCC&#8217;s are very large ships built specifically to carry large numbers of cars \u2013 they also have a more specialist cousin in the form of the Pure Car &amp; Truck Carrier, or PCTC. The first of them were built in the early 1960s \u2013 by which time the first Ro-Ro craft designed to carry loaded semi-trucks, the Searoad of Hyannis ferry service linking Nantucket Island to mainland Massachusetts, was already in operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ro-ro_SPECRORO_Efficiency-075MPA-Suzuki-Autos_-NYK_06.12_McAllen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ro-ro_SPECRORO_Efficiency-075MPA-Suzuki-Autos_-NYK_06.12_McAllen.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ro-ro_SPECRORO_Efficiency-075MPA-Suzuki-Autos_-NYK_06.12_McAllen-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ro-ro_SPECRORO_Efficiency-075MPA-Suzuki-Autos_-NYK_06.12_McAllen-696x398.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, thousands of Ro-Ro ships are in daily use around the\nworld, with another historic milestone reached in 2008 when <em>Auriga Leader<\/em>\n\u2013 the world&#8217;s first partially solar-powered car carrier \u2013 made its maiden\nvoyage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ro-Ro_Shipping_Types_of_Vessel\"><\/span><strong>Ro-Ro Shipping: Types of Vessel<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As discussed, Ro-Ro shipping takes many forms, and accordingly many types of specialist Ro-Ro vessels are used. These include&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>RoPax<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1l-image-73.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1l-image-73.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1l-image-73-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the kind of car ferries you might have been on for a day trip to France, with decks for transporting cars and others for carrying passengers. RoPax vessels with space for over 500 passengers are also often known as &#8220;cruise ferries&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>ConRo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-image-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-image-29.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-image-29-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These are hybrid Ro-Ro\/container vessels, with vehicles stored below decks and containers stored on deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>LMSR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"921\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/USNS_Gordon_T-AKR_296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/USNS_Gordon_T-AKR_296.jpg 921w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/USNS_Gordon_T-AKR_296-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/USNS_Gordon_T-AKR_296-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/USNS_Gordon_T-AKR_296-696x546.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/USNS_Gordon_T-AKR_296-535x420.jpg 535w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These are specialist Ro-Ro vessels used by the US military. The initials stand for &#8216;Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on, Roll-off&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4> PCC and PCTC <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYK-RoRo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYK-RoRo.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYK-RoRo-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYK-RoRo-648x431.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYK-RoRo-633x420.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As described above. These are mostly used by automobile manufacturers to transport large numbers of vehicles and these are the vessels that will likely be used to transport your car if you decide to ship it via RoRo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These vessels come in all sorts of sizes, but the biggest of them can be absolutely enormous!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>How Many Cars Can a RoRo Ship Carry?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, the largest RoPax ferry in operation (<em>MS Color Magic)<\/em>, which is owned by Norwegian ferry company Color Line, can carry 550 cars at a time and has a gross tonnage of 75,100. But <em>MS Color Magic<\/em> is really a cruise ship that also carries cars, and so much of the space on board is dedicated to passenger comfort. By contrast, <em>Ulysses<\/em>, which runs between Holyhead and Dublin and is operated by Irish Ferries, has a gross tonnage of just 50,938, but can carry 1,342 cars at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even these titans are dwarfed, however, by modern PCCs.\nNorway&#8217;s H\u00f6egh Autoliners, for instance, operates a fleet of six PCCs, each of\nwhich can carry 8,500 cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ro-Ro_Car_Shipping_What_Are_The_Benefits\"><\/span>Ro-Ro Car Shipping: What Are The Benefits?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour costs are hugely reduced as large teams of stevedores and longshoremen are not required to manhandle vehicles that can simply be driven on and off the boat. Loading and unloading times are also reduced, for the same reason. The tourist and travel industry has also benefited greatly from people being able to take their cars overseas \u2013 see the emergence of the &#8220;booze cruise&#8221;, for instance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Are_Cars_Loaded_Onto_Roro_Ships\"><\/span>How Are Cars Loaded Onto Roro Ships?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"665\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RO-RO-Shipping-665x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RO-RO-Shipping-665x400-1.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RO-RO-Shipping-665x400-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s Ro-Ro vessels are technologically advanced ships that employ highly trained specialist staff to ensure vehicles are correctly stowed in the safest configuration and securely fastened in place. Cars are aligned nose-to-bumper and bow-to-stern, then securely lashed to the deck, using straps that go around the wheels and attach to eyelets in the deck itself.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ro-Ro_Shipping_Is_it_for_you\"><\/span>Ro-Ro Shipping: Is it for you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we come back to our original starting point: is Ro-Ro shipping the best way to move your vehicle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve already discussed the pros and cons of Ro-Ro shipping from the shippers&#8217; point of view. From the point of view of the customer, though, the main advantages of Ro-Ro shipping are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>It&#8217;s Easy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All you have to do is drive your car to the port of\ndeparture: there is no need to have us collect it several days in advance, as\nthere would be if we were shipping your car inside a container (though we CAN\nstill collect the car if you&#8217;d like us to).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>It&#8217;s Cheap<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ro-Ro shipping almost always works out cheaper than using a\ncontainer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>It&#8217;s Quick<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Cars can often be transported using regular weekly services,\nwhich obviates the need to book space on a container ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>It&#8217;s Versatile<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All manner of vehicles can be transported on Ro-Ro ships: not just private cars but also buses, lorries, ambulances, tractors, diggers and so on. Most handlers will, in fact, have specialist deck areas set aside ready for just such cargoes. These may even have height-adjustable floors and ceilings, for maximum flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, remember that using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/roro_car_shipping.htm\">Ro-Ro car shipping services<\/a> does require your vehicle to be capable of rolling on and off the ship in the first place! So if you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoshippers.co.uk\/classic-cars.htm\">shipping a classic car<\/a> that doesn&#8217;t actually run, container shipping may be the way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Autoshippers today for a <span class=\"blog-widget inline-btn\">free quote<\/span> to ship your car overseas via RoRo or Container.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you take a car overseas using AutoShippers&#8217; services, you&#8217;ll have to make a decision as to whether it&#8217;s sent using Containerised or Ro-Ro shipping. The first one&#8217;s fairly self-explanatory \u2013 your car is put inside a standard 20- or 40-foot container. 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