Ningbo Port exports 285,000 vehicles in first three quarters of 2025

The ro-ro ship Jisu Glory docks at the Mexi ro-ro terminal waiting to be loaded. [Photo by Yang Jiangqi/cnnb.com.cn]

Ningbo Port saw robust growth in vehicle exports during the first nine months of 2025, shipping 285,000 units — a 53.3 percent year-on-year increase, according to Ningbo Customs. New energy vehicles (NEVs) accounted for over 60 percent of the total.

Export destinations continued to diversify. The United Arab Emirates, the European Union, and Brazil ranked as Ningbo Port's top three markets, with export values reaching 9.01 billion yuan ($1.26 billion), 3.22 billion yuan, and 3.14 billion yuan, respectively — up 224.2 percent, 457.6 percent, and 151.2 percent year-on-year.

Emerging markets also demonstrated remarkable momentum. The port's exports to Algeria and Morocco surged by 547.4 percent and 475.2 percent, underscoring the rising appeal of Ningbo-made vehicles in new global regions.

"As the logistics platform for vehicle imports and exports at Meishan Port Area, our company's site exported over 78,000 vehicles in the third quarter alone, marking an increase of more than 170 percent year-on-year," said Lu Zhuojun, a representative of CITIC Gangtong International Logistics Co Ltd.