Cargo Business Newswire

Thursday, April 10, 2014

MOL launches new car carrier services from Mexico to U.S.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has introduced new car carrier services that transport vehicles produced in Mexico to ports in NAFTA region, according to a company statement.

Because many car manufacturers have built and expanded plants in Mexico recently, MOL estimates that automobile production will increase by more than 10 percent per year over the next several years. Approximately 3 million vehicles were produced in Mexico in 2013, and 80 percent of those were exported. To exploit this trend, MOL launched the new services from both the East and West Coast of Mexico to the U.S. to meet increased demand.

The shipping line said Nissan Motor Car Carrier and World Logistics Service, both MOL Group companies, are collaborating to provide weekly shuttle services with three car-carrier vessels from Veracruz, Mexico, to ports in Jacksonville-FL, Brunswick-GA, Baltimore-MD, Newark-NJ, and Davisville-RI in the U.S. The shipment sailed via MV Cosmos Ace, which sailed from Veracruz in March 2014, followed by MV Harmony Ace and MV World Spirit.

MOL said it would also launch a new car carrier service from the West Coast of Mexico to the West Coast of North America, transporting cars from Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, to San Diego-CA, Richmond- CA, Portland-OR, and Tacoma-WA in the U.S., and New Westminster-BC in Canada. The line added the service will be weekly for some regions.