Ignoring ferries, which are of course also designed for the carriage of vehicles, there were in 1980 about 210 special ships for the carriage of cars having a total tonnage of about 1.8 million grt.
Ukungahoyi izikhitshane, ezenziwe ngokohlobo lokuthwala iimoto, zazikho ngo1980 ezimalunga namakhulu amabini aneshumi iinqanawe ezinobuchule obubodwa bokuthwala iimoto ezinomlinganiselo kangangesigidi esinesibhozo omthamo wenqanawa -oyilenganiswe ngeetoni.