Re: Matson Reincarnates the Lurline
Author: George Andrews
Date: 06-18-2019 - 20:05
FUD Wrote:
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> Has to do with trains? Not much, but a good story
> and background. Plus, in the older versions of the
> name, steam. Plus, some of those containers might
> come to the ship by rail - though probably not
> many if they're as specialized as has been noted
> here.
>
> What would be cool would be if the Honolulu
> transit cars were delivered by this ship...just
> roll the truck(s) hauling the car(s) on to the
> ship, since deck cargo is pretty much limited to
> containers. Or is everything on the island already
> (thought they were still working on some of the
> structures)?
If you want Roll - On / Roll Off, then you would use TOTE, also in Tacoma,WA. They are strictly Ro - Ro; even containers have to be on a chassis for their ships.