World’s largest car carrier sets sail from China

The world’s largest car carrier has left a yard in China on its maiden voyage to Brazil. 

The 9,200 ceu BYD Shenzhen pips Höegh Autoliners’ Aurora class series by 100 cars in terms of capacity, and becomes the fourth vessel in Chinese auto manufacturer BYD’s growing fleet with another two ships set to start trading soon.

The 219 m long, LNG dual-fuel powered ship was constructed by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard.