1. Automobiles are handled at many ports and are usually carried on specialized roll-on/roll-off ships.

2. -paragraph 7 (b) concerning the 12-hour rest period after a journey on roll-on/roll-off vessels.

3. Roll-on roll-off (RoRo) is the safest, fastest and most cost-efficient way to transport Breakbulk cargo

4. A ramp (61) is provided in the aft part of the ship, and the roll on/roll off cargo transits from the ramp to the central cargo hold section via a passageway (16) arranged in the aft part of the ship.

5. Finally, the EESC takes the opportunity to urge that the economic dimension of port security should be addressed promptly at EU level and a harmonised approach should be developed to avoid distortion of competition among ports and among modes of transport, especially to the detriment of roll-on roll-off transport.. Finally, the EESC invites the Commission to draw up an overall impact study about the financial effects of port security and to devise 35