World's largest car carrier built by China sets sail

Anji Ansheng, China's domestically built ocean-going car carrier and the world's largest such carrier in terms of capacity, set sail on its maiden voyage to Europe on Thursday evening, carrying approximately 7,000 China-made vehicles.

The departure from Shanghai marks a milestone achievement, surpassing a record set just weeks earlier by BYD Shenzhen, which is a domestically built car carrier from the major Chinese automaker BYD. That vessel had previously held the title of the world's largest car carrier in operation.

Constructed by China Merchants Industry’s Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing and designed by Deltamarin. The ship was officially delivered on April 22 in Yizheng, Jiangsu Province, and has since embarked on its first voyage to Brazil.