The largest Ro-Ro barge on the Yangtze, capable of carrying 1,300 passenger cars, started its maiden voyage on 12 August from Wuhan and was expected to reach Chongqing five days later, according to Wuhan Morning News. The barge carried 500 cars made by the Wuhan-based joint venture Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile (DPCA).

The vessel ‘Min Fu’, owned by the Chongqing-based Minsheng Shipping, is 119.53 metres long, 22.5 metres wide and 20.51 metres high, and consists of nine levels. Until now, the largest Ro-Ro barge on the Yangtze carried no more than 800 vehicles.

The Ro-Ro terminal in Zhuankou, part of Wuhan Port Group, is one of the largest of its kind on the Yangtze with storage space for 15,000 vehicles and capable of accommodating 5,000 dwt vessels.