On 8 October 2026, China News Service reported from Qinzhou that the ro-ro vessel Changrongkou (常荣口) sailed from Beibu Gulf Port’s Qinzhou terminal with 2,727 Chinese automobiles bound for Duqm Port in Oman. The sailing set a new single-voyage record for ro-ro auto exports at Beibu Gulf Port and opens a direct Middle East corridor from Qinzhou without intermediate transshipment.
Duqm sits on Oman’s southeast coast on the Arabian Sea. The report says the voyage takes about 15 days. To support the shipment, Qinzhou used a “rail cage-car + ro-ro” intermodal model: cars left Chongqing factories on dedicated rail trains, then completed concentration, customs inspection and loading in one flow at Qinzhou, shortening the path from factory to overseas berth.
Qinzhou Port Customs said it guided exporters to use advance declaration, arrive-and-load (抵港直装) and booked clearance so vehicles could be inspected and loaded as they arrived, compressing dwell time under the record volume. China News adds that Beibu Gulf’s Middle East ro-ro service now runs once a month, and that carmakers from Fujian, Anhui, Zhejiang and Northeast China are increasingly choosing the port for Middle East sailings.
Through September 2026, Beibu Gulf’s ro-ro business had completed 10 sailings and exported more than 11,000 finished vehicles and construction machines. For auto and parts exporters evaluating Middle East lanes, Qinzhou’s monthly ro-ro window and rail-sea package are practical options to quote against traditional South China or East China load ports.