RoRos - "Cars-Go Ship"

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An intriguing bit regarding the history of cross-ocean shipping of cars and other vehicles from the car-culture website 'The Autopian', a website run by self-described 'obsessive car nerds'.

It's an excellent RoRo back-story.

"The Gloriously Blocky Ships That Carry Cars Across The World Are More Brilliant Than You’d Expect"

https://www.theautopian.com/the-gloriou ... ud-expect/

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Powering the new and largest so far RoRo, the Höegh Aurora, is this 19,140 HP @ 100 rpm behemoth of an engine.

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Current:
'26 911 Carrera S - PTS Verde British Racing Green
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'21 718 Cayman GTS - Black
'22 911 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - Black

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