News / Renault Korea turns to containers to carry cars as PCTC rates soar

Arcana models being placed in containers. Photo: Renault Korea

With charter rates for pure car and truck carriers surging four-fold from pre-Covid-19 levels, Renault Korea will start using 40-foot containers to ship more of its South Korea-made Arcana models to Europe.

Renault Korea’s decision comes after the French car maker experimented with using containers to ship a handful of cars from Busan port early this year.

It is unprecedented for a major car maker to ship mass-produced cars in containers, although it is common for used cars to be containerised. The ...