One of the world's largest roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessels, the Glovis Lighthouse, departed from the Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen City of south China's Guangdong Province on Friday, carrying over 8,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on its maiden voyage to Europe.
This marks a new record for the largest single shipment of Chinese NEVs exported by sea.
The vessel had previously loaded more than 4,000 NEVs at the Shanghai Port. It took on an additional 3,000-plus vehicles at the Xiaomo Port, bringing the total to over 8,000 units.
Measuring 230 meters in length and 40 meters in width, the Glovis Lighthouse features 14 decks of garage space and has a maximum capacity of 10,800 vehicles, twice that of a standard ro-ro ship.
Mega-sized car carrier sets sail for Europe with over 8,000 NEVs
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a peace deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen immediately afterward.
"The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is open to all," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump also claimed that Iran now "no longer wants a nuclear weapon" and suggested the United States will work with Iran to remove enriched uranium at an "appropriate time."
He said the signing of the deal would make U.S. relations with Iran "different and better," but warned that "we have the ultimate alternative" unless the process moves forward "quickly, easily and smoothly."
Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar also said Saturday that an electronic signing ceremony of the U.S.-Iran deal is scheduled for Sunday, after Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said earlier on the day that the United States and Iran had agreed on a peace deal framework and were expected to sign it shortly. Pakistan has been mediating the U.S.-Iran peace negotiations.
However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqhaei reportedly denied that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States to end the conflict would be signed on Sunday, citing what he described as "the other side's hesitation."
Baqhaei also stressed that any potential MoU between Iran and the United States "would merely serve as a framework for continuing talks" and should not be regarded as "a final agreement."
He added that discussions on the nuclear issue are expected to continue over a 60-day period, according to Iranian state media reports.
Trump says US-Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday
