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Shanghai's largest pure car and truck carrier given a name

By WANG YING | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-03-31 19:24

The PCTC, which is Shanghai's largest of its kind and under construction, is named Wen Jing Kou. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Boasting 14 car decks, the vessel can load various types of vehicles with high efficiency and convenience, including sedans, trucks, buses, trailers, cargo, and various new energy vehicles.

The PCTC has a combined deck area of about 75,000 square meters, nearly equivalent to 11 standard soccer fields, which involves huge volume of engineering. For instance, the total number of lashing bowls required to secure vehicles is close to 65,000, the insulation construction area exceeds 100,000 square meters, and the total length of cables is about 500 kilometers.

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