RORO (Roll-on, Roll-off) Cargo Ships differ from ROPAXes (RORO-Passenger Ships) in that the former are mainly for carrying rolling cargo (vehicles mainly but could also be heavy equipment) with their drivers and crew and as such their passenger capacity and amenities like a restaurant or cafeteria are small. They are mainly designed to ferry vehicles … Continue reading RORO Cargo Ships And Vehicle Carriers That Were Converted Into ROPAXes In The Philippines
A Good Class of Ferry is Going Away Soon
I love speed in ships but maybe not that much and so maybe that is the reason I am not too attached to High Speed Crafts or HSCs. That is also the reason why I tend to look at the size and the engine capacity ratio of a ship and see which is more efficient. … Continue reading A Good Class of Ferry is Going Away Soon
The Super Shuttle RORO 12 and Its New Route
Last April 30, the RORO Cargo ship Super Shuttle RORO12 of the Asian Marine Transport Corporation or AMTC participated in a very notable ceremony, the inauguration of the new Davao-General Santos City-Bitung route. I do not know when was the last time two Heads of State were present in the Philippines for a shipping inauguration. … Continue reading The Super Shuttle RORO 12 and Its New Route
RORO Cargo Ships and Vehicle Carriers Can Be Good ROPAX Liners
In shipping, wherever that be in the world, fuel consumption is a critical factor because it takes up 40% of the operational costs of the ship. Here it might even be higher as our ships are old and our mariner rates are so low and apprentices comprise about half of the crew and they are … Continue reading RORO Cargo Ships and Vehicle Carriers Can Be Good ROPAX Liners
The RORO Cargo Ships of Sulpicio Lines Are All Gone Now
When Sulpicio Lines acquired big (by local standards) RORO Cargo ships in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, I thought they were hoarding some ships that can be later converted in ROPAX (RORO-Passenger) ships in the mold of what Carlos A. Gothong Lines Inc. (CAGLI) did when they were able to come up with the … Continue reading The RORO Cargo Ships of Sulpicio Lines Are All Gone Now
It Seems They Are Beginning To Fear The Cargo RORO LCTs Now
Once upon a time, in the early days of connecting islands, LCTs had a place as exemplified by Millennium Shipping in the 1970's and the LCTs connecting Mactan island and the islands of Samar and Leyte. But as it moved into the 1980's and the 1990's, it was the short-distance ferry-ROROs that began connecting the … Continue reading It Seems They Are Beginning To Fear The Cargo RORO LCTs Now
The Super Shuttle RORO 12
The Super Shuttle RORO 12 of the Asian Marine Transport Corporation (AMTC) is one of the biggest Cargo RORO ships in the country. It is notable not for its size alone but also for the fact that she is a balikbayan which means she was once a Philippine ship, was sold abroad and came for … Continue reading The Super Shuttle RORO 12
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