The term "Lo/Lo" is used in a few areas of the world . It apparently means that the vessel carries its own loading/ unloading equipment. A trade journal said: "' Maersk Sealand … has deployed loft on/ lift off (Lo/Lo) vessels-which have cranes onboard-that have carrying capacities of 500 twenty-foot equivalentunits (TEUs) to 1,100 TEUs: 019