BYD Launches Its 7th Ship - CleanTechnica

BYD has expanded its logistics capabilities by launching its seventh car-carrying ship, named BYD Zhengzhou, which can transport approximately 7,000 vehicles per voyage. This vessel, built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited, is a sister ship to the BYD Hefei and continues BYD’s trend of naming ships after cities with major production facilities. The fleet now includes seven ships: BYD Explorer No. 1, BYD Hefei, BYD Changzhou, BYD Shenzhen, BYD Xi’an, BYD Changsha, and BYD Zhengzhou. This strategic move to own shipping vessels allows BYD to reduce reliance on external shipping companies and better control the distribution of its electric vehicles globally. The launch of these ships aligns with BYD’s rapid growth in electric vehicle sales, which have surged significantly year-over-year. In the first half of the current year alone, BYD’s sales increased by 31.5%, with a notable rise in international deliveries reaching