China-made vessel carries record number of EVs in shipment from Shanghai to Europe

China has shipped a record number of electric vehicles (EVs) overseas from a Shanghai terminal, carried by a new generation of China-built car carrier ships – the latest instance of the country’s products taking on an even larger role in global supply chains.The Malta-flagged Glovis Nova, a newly delivered vehicle carrier built in China, loaded 7,738 new energy vehicles at Shanghai’s South Port Terminal on Sunday, setting a new domestic record for the number of vehicles shipped from a Chinese port in a single voyage, according to a report from Shanghai-based Xinmin Evening News on Monday.The shipment marked the vessel’s maiden voyage after its delivery in Shanghai. The entire cargo consisted of Tesla Model 3 and Model Y passenger cars, which were to be transported to Zeebrugge, Belgium, before being distributed across European markets, according to the report.