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COSCO forms European car carrier pact

COSCO Shipping Car Carriers has signed has a strategic cooperation agreement with Germany’s PWL Shipping as it prepares to ramp up calls to Europe once its 20+ backlog of newbuildings deliver.

The two parties will work on developing car carrier services in Europe and providing full-scale automobile logistics and other value-added services.

In the first four months of this year, Chinese car exports have grown by 89%, with much of the growth seen in Europe.

Chinese companies, including car manufacturers, have been ordering car carriers en masse over the past year.

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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