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Car carrier ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle, such as a self-propelled modular transporter. This is in contrast to lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) vessels, which use a crane to load and unload cargo.
Car carrier ship vessels have either built-in or shore-based ramps or ferry slips that allow the cargo to be efficiently rolled on and off the vessel when in port. While smaller ferries that operate across rivers and other short distances often have built-in ramps, the term Car carrier ship is generally reserved for large seafaring vessels.
The ramps and doors may be located in the stern, bow, or sides, or any combination thereof. Types of Car carrier ship vessels include ferries, cruiseferries, cargo ships, barges, and RoRo service for air deliveries. New automobiles that are transported by ship are often moved on a large type of Car carrier ship called a pure car carrier (PCC) or pure car/truck carrier (PCTC).
The Global Car carrier ship market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
Wartsila Car carrier Ships
Vessels specially designed for efficient transport of cars (pure car carriers), or variety of cars, trucks, tractors and buses (pure car/truck carriers). Cargo access/transfer equipment of typical car carrier consists of a stern quarter ramp, side ramps, internal ramps with covers and hoistable decks.
Vehicles drive directly into the ship and via internal ramp system to various decks. The largest deep-sea car carriers in service can carry up to 8000 car equivalent units (CEU).
Longhaul car exports were originally handled by bulk carriers fitted with portable or hinge-away car platforms and loading/discharge performed by ship derricks or cranes. But massive rise in demand for global vehicle movements dictated the creation of purposedesigned multi-deck pure car carriers (PCCs) exploiting ro-ro cargo handling system.
