Characteristics International Market Domestic Market
Operations Lift-on/Lift-off (lo/lo) Roll-on/Roll-off (ro/ro)
Equipment ISO Containers (typically 40 x 8 x 8.5 feet; 2 TEU) Domestic containers (53-foot) or truck trailers
Service Area Major deepwater port to secondary port (or vice versa) Secondary port to secondary port
Infrastructure Requirements Shore-side cranes and container storage areas Minimal, particularly if vessels have self-sustaining ramps

Source: I-95 Corridor Coalition (2005) “Short-Sea and Coastal Shipping Options Study”. http://144.202.240.28/pman/projectmanagement/Upfiles/reports/full343.pdf

International and Domestic Short-Sea Shipping Characteristics

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