Glossary
Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading
LO/LO (Lift On-Lift Off)
LO/LO (Lift On - Lift Off) is the cargo handling method by which vessels are loaded or unloaded by either ship or shore cranes.
LO/LO (Lift On - Lift Off) is the cargo handling method by which vessels are loaded or unloaded by either ship or shore cranes.
Lift-on/lift-off or LoLo ships are cargo ships with on-board cranes to load and unload cargo. While the common abbreviation of lift-on/lift-off is LoLo, it is sometimes abbreviated as LOLO, LO/LO or Lo/Lo. Ships with cranes or other cargo handling equipment on-board are also termed geared vessels.
