BYD launched the world’s largest car RoRo vessel, which may accommodate as much as 9,200 vehicles. The provider, named after the BYD’s hometown, undocked in Yangzhou port, about three hours north-west of Shanghai.
The brand new vessel is 219 meters lengthy, 37.7 meters vast, and has a draft of 9 meters. Its most velocity is eighteen.5 knots (34.3 km/h).
BYD Shenzhen is BYD’s fourth automotive provider. The corporate plans to have eight carriers in whole by early 2026 to gasoline its world enlargement. BYD is thought for its large vertical integration as a substitute of counting on third-party suppliers. Thus, along with making vehicles, it produces its battery packs and cells, owns lithium mines, and operates an EV insurance coverage firm in China to cowl all components of the EV provide chain.
BYD claims the Shenzhen is the world’s most environmentally pleasant automotive provider. The brand new provider makes use of LNG dual-fuel know-how, permitting it to run on LNG and conventional marine gasoline. It is usually geared up with energy-saving units to reinforce operational effectivity. BYD Shenzhen is the primary provider to function BYD field stationary storage batteries. The corporate didn’t present particulars, however it’ll probably energy the ship throughout docking or in low-emission zones to scale back gasoline consumption.
The Shenzhen-based automaker launched its first provider a 12 months in the past, in January 2024, referred to as BYD Explorer. It was adopted by BYD Changzhou, launched in December 2024, and set sail to Europe with 5,000 EVs onboard.
Final week, BYD put into operation the 7000-car provider BYD Hefei. The Firm plans to have a fleet of eight carriers by the start of 2026.
All eight BYD automotive carriers are designed as RoRo vessels. RoRo stands for roll-on/roll-off, a ship that carries automobiles pushed on and off the boat through built-in ramps. These ramps could also be positioned on the vessel’s stern, bow, or sides, permitting for environment friendly loading and unloading with out cranes or different exterior gear.
BYD exported 417,204 EVs in 2024, up 71,9% from 2023. The corporate offered 4.25 million passenger automobiles globally in 2024, which suggests exports accounted for about 10% of firm gross sales.
In its newest transfer towards world presence, BYD launched the Atto 3 within the South Korean market on January 17. Later this 12 months, the EV crossover might be adopted by the Seal sedan and Sealion 07 SUV.
