Wenzhou Port’s first international sailing ro-ro ship ‘Yuanhangyang’ left the port with a full load and sailed to Oman
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- The Zhejiang Wenzhou-registered ro-ro ship "Yuanhangyang" carried 3,122 domestically produced commercial vehicles and sailed to Oman after completing the loading operation in the Zhuangyuan'ao Port area of Wenzhou Port.
- This ship is the first fully loaded ship to leave the port as an international voyage ro-ro ship since the establishment of Wenzhou Port, marking that Wenzhou Port's automobile ro-ro export business has entered a new stage of ocean-going large-scale operation.
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Why It Matters
Wenzhou Port has previously focused its rolling business on near-sea and domestic routes, marking the expansion of its car rolling export business from near-ocean to overseas routes.
China News Service, Wenzhou, September 5 (Hu Fengsheng) On September 5, the Zhejiang Wenzhou-registered ro-ro ship "Yuanhangyang" with a total length of 170 meters and a total tonnage of 37,237 tons carried 3,122 domestic commercial vehicles (a total of 5,143.337 tons). It completed the loading operation in the Zhuangyuan'ao Port Area of Wenzhou Port and is about to sail to the destination port. This ship is the first fully loaded ro-ro ship to leave the port for international voyages since the establishment of Wenzhou Port. It marks that Wenzhou Port's automobile ro-ro export business has officially entered a new stage of ocean-going large-scale operation, and has opened up an efficient and convenient sea channel for the automobile industry chain in southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian to go overseas.
The first international sailing ro-ro ship in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Photo courtesy of Wenzhou Maritime
It is reported that in order to ensure the smooth departure of the ship, the Wenzhou Maritime Department intervened in advance and worked with customs, port affairs, logistics companies and other units to formulate a "one ship, one policy" special support plan to comprehensively assess the risks of ship berthing, unberthing and roll-on and roll-off operations; opened a 24-hour "priority inspection" green channel to shorten the connection time between customs clearance and loading and unloading; used digital supervision methods to implement full-process dynamic monitoring, and carried out "remote pre-inspection + boarding inspection" to maintain navigation order in real time to ensure safe ship loading and smooth unberthing. The ship departed from Wenzhou Port, stopped in Hong Kong and then headed to the destination port of Oman. The total sailing time was about 20 days.
This maiden voyage is an important breakthrough for Wenzhou Port to expand port opening and improve the foreign trade ro-ro route network. The stable operation of the new route will further strengthen Wenzhou Port's radiation and driving ability as the world's first-class port "Golden South Wing", help domestically produced cars enter the international market in large quantities and with high efficiency, and inject new momentum into the high-quality development of the regional export-oriented economy. (over)
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The port of Wenzhou will gradually increase the frequency of international rolling ship departures
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Open Questions
- What are the specific brands and models of domestic goods cars exported?
- Which ocean rolling routes are planned to be opened after the port of Wenzhou?
- How is the frequency and long-term stability of the route ensured?
