Original news was published on 15 August, 2016

A new roll-on, roll-off terminal with modern facilities for vehicle processing has opened on an island that’s part of the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan seaside complex south of Shanghai.

The Meishan Island terminal’s inspection facilities complement a 5,161-vehicle parking lot, depot and 450 meters of ship berthing space, which is enough room for one large and one small ro-ro ships to tie up at the same time. The facility can also handle general cargo ships.

The terminal is the first dedicated to ro-ro vehicle shipping services in Zhejiang Province, the provincial transportation department said.

Meishan Island also supports a container-shipping terminal that’s been in business since 2008.

*NEWS SOURCE