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in the United States. The demand for exported


previously owned vehicles (POVs) to West Africa has also remained steady throughout 2020. “This is another upside to our ro/ro diversification, because these volumes are not dependent on manufacturing, which took a hit globally during the pandemic,” notes Cabrera. Some of the world’s most


environmentally friendly vessels call at the Port of Jacksonville, says Cabrera. “For example, JAXPORT recently welcomed Siem Confucius, the world’s first vehicle carrier of its size operated by cleaner, greener liquefied natural gas (LNG). The vessel can carry 7,500 cars and reduces emissions up to 100 percent. In addition, JAXPORT has the infrastructure to accommodate the world’s largest ro/ro vessels.”


Port of San Diego


Owned by the Port of San Diego, and operated by HYPERLINK “https://www.pashagroup. com/capabilities/automotive” Pasha Automotive Services, the National City Marine Terminal serves as the primary port of entry for one out of every 10 new foreign cars shipped to the United States. Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Izuzu, Toyota Tacoma, Lotus, Lamborghini, Bentley, Ford, Chrysler, Fiat, Alfa Romeo are all processed through the National City Marine Terminal (NCMT) by Pasha. “Our auto imports sector has been greatly affected by the pandemic. We are seeing some recovery since the onset of the pandemic, but the volumes are still down. We anticipate a drop of between 24 and 28%,” reports Greg Borossay, Principal, Maritime Business Development, Port of San Diego. “We know that there is still some backlog with the 2020 models, and we expect the auto manufacturers to price them to move. Demand has come back, but it’s a little too early to tell.” The port processes about


450,000 automobiles a year, and while there is a slow recovery in place, there was a reduction of 168,000 imported autos and a loss of nearly $2 million in revenue for FY 20. For FY 21, the port is forecasting a loss of 125,000 imported autos and a revenue reduction of $3.2 million. “What we are seeing is more


Mexico/U.S.-based manufacturing based on shoring of automobile parts – more of the parts are starting to be on-shored,” says Borossay. “Breakbulk and ro/ro seem to be more stable than the container trade because they are more resilient to consumer demand.” Ro/ro lines calling at the Port of


San Diego include Pasha Hawaii, Glovis, Siem, NYK, MOL, Eukor and K Line. An upcoming project, the


National City Balanced Plan, will increase the National City Marine Terminal’s capacity, reports Borossay. “It will allow Pasha Automotive Services, the operator of the terminal, to run larger trains on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe network. The port recently finished a project in conjunction with Pasha to process Porsche vehicles.”


Port of Hueneme


Optimally positioned to serve emerging short sea shipping opportunities from the United States and Mexico, the Port of Hueneme consistently ranks among the top 10 U.S. ports for the import and export of automobiles and other rolling stock. The Port of Hueneme handles


over 5% of all U.S. car volume and 13.4% of all West Coast ro/ro tonnage. Aſter 100% of OEM closures that


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started in March and gradually reopened and ended around May, the Port of Hueneme initially saw a reduction in auto shipments in May 2020, according to Dona Lacayo, the Port’s Chief Commercial & Public Affairs Officer. “The port was expecting that vehicle shipments will drop between 6 and 28% compared to last year, depending on consumer demand. However the current 1Q of FY 2021 (July-September) are showing that vehicle volumes have dropped only 8% compared to last year, rebounding well from the initial pandemic slow down.” Lacayo says there have


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not been any changes in the makes of vehicles the port handles since 2018, when Subaru started began with port. Auto customers include Glovis- Hyundai and Kia, Range Rover/Land Rover, JLR, GM, Tesla, Mitsubishi, Volvo, BMW, MINI, Maserati and Bentley. Almost all ro/ro global carriers


call at the Port including Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Eukor, Glovis, NYK, K Line, MOL, COSCO, Liberty Global Logistics and Siems Carriers according to Lacayo.


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the longest ro-ro (auto) ship to enter the harbor at 245m/803 ſt in length. To accommodate further growth in the vessel sizes, the Port is dredging its south terminal berths and port entrance channel to 40 feet, an important infrastructure project that will spur further economic development with the arrival of larger ships, according to Lacayo. Looking to future growth, Lacayo says the port is working


with its customers to provide as much first point of rest/last point of rest as possible for their growing business. “We are also exploring an auto parking structure build out that could accommodate up to 7,500 vehicles and potentially double the auto capacity at the port.”


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The Port of Galveston, located at the entrance to Galveston Bay, is one of Texas’ major seaports


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and only 9.3 miles from open sea. The port’s ro/ro cargo, including car OEMs, was hit hard by the pandemic. A spokesperson says the port has seen a slow leveling off over the past three months, and ro/ro cargo is down 38% compared to last year. “The City of Galveston has a BMW processing center that also accommodates MINI, and volumes have decreased significantly


from last year,”


reports a port spokesperson. “We are currently down nearly 50% in


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both units and tonnage.” The Port of Galveston ships ro/


ro to Brazil and China on a regular basis and on rare occasion to Mexico. Currently, Galveston has three


ro/ro shipping lines: Wallenius Wilhemsen Lines, K-Line and American Roll on Roll Off Carrier. Both K-line and WWL have experienced a decrease in volumes. These lines carry high and heavy farming equipment and BMWs. ARRC has shown to be


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