China News Agency, Tianjin, June 18 (Reporter Wang Junyan) Tianjin Port Group announced that at 16:00 on the 18th, Tianjin Port's Ro-Ro terminal welcomed the "Viking Sea" Ro-Ro ship, with 660 Changan units from Dingzhou, Hebei. The car will be exported to the port of Lierque, Chile, marking the official opening of the new ro-ro route from Tianjin Port to South America, helping Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei car companies go overseas.
The relevant person in charge of Tianjin Port Group introduced that as the largest automobile import and export port in northern China, Tianjin Port's foreign trade export models are mainly sedans and SUV models, and the demand for automobiles in South America and the Middle East is strong.
In recent years, China's automobile manufacturing industry has developed rapidly, and its production capacity ranks first in the world. In 2021, the export volume will exceed 2 million vehicles, making it the third largest automobile exporter in the world.
In the first five months of this year, China's auto exports increased by 57.6% year-on-year.
According to reports, since the beginning of this year, Tianjin Port Group has built a "trunk line" hub port for global commercial vehicle shipping by taking advantage of the core node resources of North China's automobile import and export.
After the opening of the new ro-ro route in South America, it will effectively drive the foreign trade export of auto companies in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, providing more and better choices for self-owned brand car companies in the hinterland of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei.
Yu Lei, Vice President of Tianjin Port Co., Ltd., said, "This year, my country's auto exports have a strong momentum. The opening of the new Ro-Ro route at Tianjin Port will broaden the channels for self-owned brand commercial vehicles to go overseas and expand the overseas market space of Chinese manufacturing at a faster speed. An important step."
Liu Jun, general manager of Star Shipping Tianjin, said that the opening of the South American Ro-Ro route is another specific measure for Star Shipping and Tianjin Port Group to deepen port and shipping cooperation, creating unique and high-quality sea rolling for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei customers. Loading and transporting products, and providing a convenient channel for Chinese domestic cars to go overseas with high-quality and efficient services.
"We are fully committed to solving the urgent needs of car companies in terms of transportation capacity and logistics chain support. This year, it is expected to increase the export volume of Changan Automobile by more than 10,000 units. Many self-owned brand car companies in the hinterland of Tianjin Port such as Great Wall and Foton will also be Benefit from the opening of the route." Cao Yongxiang, deputy general manager of Tianjin Port Ro-Ro Terminal Company, introduced.
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