https://transportational.com/tags/maritime-logistics/ Recent content in maritime logistics on Transportational.com Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/why-many-livestock-carriers-started-life-as-car-carriers/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/why-many-livestock-carriers-started-life-as-car-carriers/ Walk along almost any port that handles livestock exports and you’ll notice something odd: the ships look a lot like car carriers. Tall, boxy hulls. High freeboard. Almost no portholes. A silhouette built for stacking, not for passengers. That’s not a coincidence. A large share of the world’s livestock carrier fleet didn’t start out moving sheep and cattle at all — these vessels began life as Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs), the same ships used to ferry new vehicles across oceans.