Definition: Mobile (Ro-Ro) unit

Category: Transport

Wheeled equipment for carrying goods, such as a truck, trailer or semi-trailer, which can be driven or towed onto a vessel. Live animals on the hoof are included.

Note: Port or ships' trailers are included in this definition.

Classifications should follow United Nations ECE Recommendation No 21 "Codes for types of cargo, packages and packaging materials".

Vehicles being transported as cargo as opposed to a means of transport for freight or passengers are excluded. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-BI-03-002-__-N-EN.pdf