News / Chinese auto JV follows industry trend and orders new car-carriers

dreamstime_s_182204932

© Walter Eric Sy |

By Martina Li in Taiwan

10/07/2023

Chinese carmakers are continuing to invest in ships: the latest is the Chery Automobile/JAC Motors/Anhui Port & Shipping joint-venture, which has ordered its first car-carrier newbuilds.

Established in December, Anhui Haery International Ro-Ro Transportation has ordered three LNG dual-fuelled 7,000-car unit pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) from Wuhu Shipyard.

The price was not disclosed, but in tenders called in May, Anhui Haery said each vessel should not cost more than $89m, and must be delivered by March 2025.

Anhui Haery launched operations ...

Comment on this article

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Topics

automotive Newbuildings PCTC

Most read news

Maersk u-turn as port congestion increases across Northern Europe

Maersk Air Cargo sees volumes fall as it aims for 'margin in favour of revenue'

Keep our news independent, by supporting The Loadstar

Container spot rates diverge: to Europe still falling, but firmer to the US

Hapag-Lloyd won't take bookings if port congestion leaves cargo stranded

Ecommerce likely the front-runner in resurge of transpacific trade after deal

Airfreight players eye new routes as demand on the transpacific nosedives

Changing shipment origin won't wash: US CBP turns away whole truckloads

Expeditors reports healthy growth in a 'frenzied landscape of tariffs'

Service chaos from trade ban with India a problem for Pakistan shippers

China-US trade tariff pause could drive a rebound for transpacific rates

Airfreight rates ex-China 'loss-making', but hopes of a trade deal stay high

Indian coastal freight attracts major carriers, but regional tension disrupts

Serious threat to jobs in US logistics as tariffs cause economic 'stagflation'

APMM floats along on 'solid' Q1 profitability in Ocean, well prepared for choppy water

MSC in terminal switch as Nhava Sheva gets strong start to new fiscal year