RoRo or container: which to choose out of Korea
RoRo is cheaper and simpler for a running car. Container costs more and earns its keep in specific situations. Here is where the line falls.
Roll-on/roll-off is the default for a running vehicle out of Incheon or Pyeongtaek. The car is driven aboard, secured on a deck, and driven off at the other end. It is the cheaper option on almost every Gulf route and it moves on frequent sailings.
Container shipping costs more and takes longer to load, because the car is strapped inside a box that is then sealed. What you buy is isolation: nobody opens the container between the two ports, and the vehicle is not exposed to weather or deck handling.
We recommend a container in three cases. When the car is high-value enough that deck damage would be painful — most of the Genesis stock falls here. When it is not running, since RoRo requires it to drive aboard. And when you want to ship parts or personal effects alongside it, which RoRo does not permit.
For an ordinary running saloon or SUV going to Jebel Ali or Jeddah, RoRo is the right answer and the price difference is better spent elsewhere. Ask us for both quotes on the specific vehicle; the gap varies more by route than people expect.