Nanjing-Europe ro-ro foreign trade route opened, the sea port "moved" to the door of the car company's factory

China News Service, Nanjing, October 11 (Reporter Zhu Xiaoying) After completing the first loading of 1,530 Chinese independent automobile brand commercial vehicles at Nanjing Port, the newly completed and launched "Guangrong" ship sailed to Spain and Belgium on the 11th, marking the opening of the Nanjing-Europe ro-ro foreign trade route. So far, Nanjing Port has a total of three direct ro-ro foreign trade routes.

This route has opened up a new channel for local car companies to reach the European market directly at their doorstep. Relying on the multimodal transport in the port area, vehicles can be boarded directly onto the ship without having to transit along the coast after being collected from the production base. This shortens the logistics cycle and reduces the cost of exporting foreign trade vehicles to the sea. For independent brand car companies in the hinterland, it is equivalent to their export to the sea being "moved" to the factory gate.

At present, Nanjing Port's automobile exports mainly include direct ro-ro foreign trade flights, containerized exports, and integrated integrated route direct flights. Among them, direct ro-ro foreign trade flights and direct flights on integrated integrated routes are new models that will be developed starting in 2025. In 2025, approximately 13,900 cars will be exported through Nanjing Port, and in the first three quarters of 2026, approximately 29,100 cars will be exported through Nanjing Port.

Nanjing Port is located at the end of the 12.5-meter deep-water channel of the Yangtze River. It is a natural deep-water port with direct access to the river and the sea for large ships. In recent years, new ship types and new routes have continued to land here. The "Guangrong" ship that docked at Nanjing Port on the 10th is a newly delivered new-generation methanol dual-fuel powered ro-ro ship with 7,800 standard parking spaces. It is the largest ro-ro ship that has berthed at Nanjing Port so far.

At present, Nanjing Port has opened a total of 24 international container routes, and the number of monthly container flights has reached 936. Liang Ge, director of the Port and Shipping Development Department of the Nanjing Municipal Transportation Bureau, said that the local port collection, local departure, and direct overseas delivery will reduce the logistics cost of vehicle exports, improve transportation timeliness, and provide logistics support for the international development of the Yangtze River Delta automobile industry cluster.