Abstract: The present invention relates to a port arrangement for transferring first-type and second-type freight units from a storage area on shore into a freight space of a ship and vice versa. The ship comprises a first freight space compartment forming a structural part of the ship and including a plurality of superimposed freight planes. The ship's hull includes freight handling apertures. More specifically, the port arrangement is for handling simultaneously at least two types of freight to be shipped in different ways, the first freight type being wheeled vehicles and the second freight type being large general or bulk cargo. A lifting framework is used for loading and unloading the ship and includes a mechanism for reducing motion resistance in the loading planes to enable movement of the freight units mainly in a horizontal direction during such loading and unloading.