On January 17, SAIC signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation to customize two ocean-going car carriers (also known as "Ro-Ro ships"). The two new vessels are expected to be delivered to SAIC's Anji Logistics in 2024 to meet the growing demand for domestic auto exports.
In 2021, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, global container resources are tight, and the spot price of container shipping from China to the United States and Europe has risen by 10 times or even 20 times. Similar to container resources, Ro-Ro resources are also extremely tight. On the other hand, China's auto exports will almost double in 2021. In this context, SAIC Motor and CSSC signed an agreement to customize two 7600 parking ro-ro ships.
The two RoRo vessels use LNG dual fuel to meet the emission requirements of transport vessels in all regions of the world, so they can cover various routes in Europe, the Americas and Southeast Asia. Considering that the proportion of new energy vehicle exports will further increase, the two ships have also made special designs, which are more in line with the transportation needs of future products.
The owners of these two Ro-Ro ships, ANJI Logistics under SAIC Motor, is an auto parts and vehicle logistics enterprise, which has built the largest domestic auto enterprise self-operated fleet, with 12 river ships, 13 domestic trade ships, 6 foreign trade special ships, and the distribution network covers more than 600 cities in China and more than 100 overseas countries and regions, with an annual shipment volume of up to 10 million vehicles.
In 2021, SAIC Motor's overseas sales reached 697,000 units (including 598,000 exports and 99,000 units produced and sold at overseas bases), ranking first among domestic automakers for six consecutive years.
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