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Car-carrier owners pivot towards China as vehicle export boom continues

Amid China's vehicle export boom, car-carrier owners in the west are prioritising their vessels to transport Chinese new-energy vehicles, and commissioning more newbuildings to target this market. Wallenius Wilhelmsen CEO Lasse Kristoffersen said, during the company's H1 26 earnings call, the company was focused on the surge in Chinese vehicle exports and saw it as a major source of demand for its car-carrier fleet.

Car-carrier owners pivot towards China as vehicle export boom continues

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Amid China's vehicle export boom, car-carrier owners in the west are prioritising their vessels to transport Chinese new-energy vehicles, and commissioning more newbuildings to target this market.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen CEO Lasse Kristoffersen said, during the company's H1 26 earnings call, the company was focused on the surge in Chinese vehicle exports and saw it as a major source of demand for its...

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Amid China's vehicle export boom, car-carrier owners in the west are prioritising their vessels to transport Chinese new-energy vehicles, and commissioning more newbuildings to target this market. Wallenius Wilhelmsen CEO Lasse Kristoffersen said, during the company's H1 26 earnings call, the company was focused on the surge in Chinese vehicle exports and saw it as a major source of demand for its car-carrier fleet. He said: "We were expecting China to export...

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