LinkedIn·Wednesday, 12 August 2026·13d ago

It's hard to beat this vertical integration machine. Vessels like the Anji Fortune and its sisterships (Anji Flourishment, Anji Ansheng,…

Kris Decker

Pilot - River Scheldt - Port of Antwerp Bruges & Product Owner OptiRiver

It's hard to beat this vertical integration machine. Vessels like the Anji Fortune and its sisterships (Anji Flourishment, Anji Ansheng, SAIC Anji Splendor, and SAIC Anji Sincerity) represent much more than the standard car carrier. They are floating industrial supply chains. With capacities ranging from 7,600 to 9,500 Car Equivalent Units (CEU), these dual-fuel LNG PCTCs (Pure Car and Truck Carriers) are continuously making port calls across Western Europe—from Antwerp and Zeebrugge to Rotterdam and Le Havre. Ship by ship, voyage by voyage, they are delivering thousands of competitive, feature-packed Electric Vehicles (EVs) directly onto the doorstep of established European automakers. What is arriving on these decks? ❇️ Mass-Market Disruptors (MG Motor) MG4 EV & MG ZS EV: Models that have already established a strong foothold in European sales rankings by offering long-range battery technology and 5-star safety at price points that pressure legacy European B- and C-segment offerings. MG Cyberster: Demonstrating that Chinese OEMs are not just competing on budget commuters, but also stepping into halo categories like all-electric sports cars. ❇️ Premium & Intelligent EVs (IM Motors) IM L6 & LS6: High-end sedans and SUVs engineered with 800V ultra-fast charging architectures, solid-state battery technology options, and advanced ADAS suites—directly targeting European luxury E-segment benchmarks. ❇️ Commercial & Fleet Electrification (Maxus) eDELIVER Series & eTerron 9: Electric delivery vans and 4x4 pickups quietly capturing European commercial fleet contracts where traditional OEMs have been slower to offer equivalent electric utility. The Strategic Takeaway What makes this fleet unique isn't just the sheer volume of cars. It’s vertical integration. By owning and operating its own dedicated logistics arm (SAIC Anji Logistics), SAIC Motor eliminates traditional chartering bottlenecks, secures predictable transit times, and drastically lowers per-unit transport costs. When an OEM controls everything from battery cell production to the ocean-going PCTC docked in Europe, the cost structure and speed-to-market become formidable competitive advantages. #MaritimePilots #CarCarriers #ElectricVehicles agentschap Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust (MDK) Port of Antwerp-Bruges