Abstract: A container transportation system including a plurality of containers configured to contain and protect freight in a marine environment and a vehicle configured to individually lift and transport each container and orient and place each container on a support surface. The system further includes a marine vessel having a deck with sufficient strength to support the vehicle when the vehicle is transporting a fully loaded one of the containers. The system also includes a ramp shaped to extend from an associated dock to the deck and having sufficient strength to support the vehicle when the vehicle is transporting a fully loaded one of the containers. The ramp has sufficient length such that an angle of inclination of the ramp suspended between the deck and the associated dock allows the vehicle to traverse the ramp without slipping.