MOL launching auto service from Mexico to several U.S. ports

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has announced that it started new car carrier services that transport vehicles produced in Mexico to ports in NAFTA region.

Around 3 million vehicles were produced in Mexico in 2013, about 80% of which were exported. As this trend shows signs of continuing, MOL launched the new services from both the East and West Coast of Mexico to the United States.

MOL will launch new car carrier service from the east coast of Mexico to East Coast ports in the U.S., and from the west coast of Mexico to the west coast of the U.S. and Canada including San Diego-CA, Richmond- CA, Portland-OR, and Tacoma-WA in the United States, and New Westminster-BC in Canada which is planned to be a weekly service for some regions.

From an MOL news release; read the rest at Maritime Executive