Last year, BYD bought the world’s largest car carrier – they just ordered 10 more — SkimNews
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- BYD ordered 10 additional 9,200 CEU pure car and truck carriers, bringing its fleet to 18 LNG-powered ships with a combined cargo capacity of more than 130,000 vehicles, per Middle Eastern maritime magazine Robban Assafina citing industry chain sources
- The BYD "Shenzhen" debuted last year as the world's largest car carrier, with 9,200 parking spaces equivalent to 20 football fields
- BYD registered over 110,000 vehicles in the UK since launching in March 2023, with August registrations surging 98% year-over-year and market share climbing to 3.48% from 1.92% a year earlier
- BYD exported 184,000 passenger vehicles from China in a single recent month, up 131% year-over-year and accounting for 35.4% of China's total "new energy" vehicle exports
- BYD's cumulative exports through August reached 1,127,000 vehicles, representing nearly 90% growth versus the same period in 2025
Why it matters: BYD is bypassing third-party charter markets and building its own private shipping fleet — 18 LNG-powered ships moving 130,000+ vehicles means it locks in transport capacity immune to volatile charter rates while signaling that Chinese EV exports are a structural multi-year shift. Legacy automakers and Tesla will increasingly compete for shrinking third-party carrier capacity as BYD insulates its logistics.
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