Abstract: Apparatus for handling and transporting a load including at least one container or the like, such as between a ro/ro vessel and a terminal, include load transporting apparatus including a frame assembly having at least two members which are telescopically displaceable with respect to each other, power apparatus and a traction-providing and steering wheel assembly mounted on a first one of the frame members. The load transporting apparatus are provided with load handling apparatus for taking-up the load from and then depositing the load on the ground surface. The handling apparatus include at least one load lifting device mounted on the first one of the frame members and at least one moveable bogie assembly mounted on a second one of the frame members which is longitudinally displaceable with respect to the first frame member. The bogie assembly can be raised and lowered.