Höegh adds calls to Baltimore, Jacksonville

The car carrier will add calls to the ports of Jacksonville, Fla. and Baltimore in March.    Höegh Autoliners will add calls to the ports of Jacksonville, Fla. and Baltimore via the Europe-Oceania roll on/roll off (ro-ro) service in March, the car carrier announced.
   The monthly service will have a port rotation of Bremerhaven, Antwerp, Southampton, Le Havre, Santander, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Lazaro Cardenas, Auckland, Brisbane, Port Kembla, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle and back to Bremerhaven. The first sailing to call the U.S. will be on the Höegh Jeddah, which is scheduled to call on the Port of Baltimore March 14, the port said.
   “As one of Maryland’s leading economic engines, the Port of Baltimore continues to expand its reach around the world,” said Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. “Our administration will continue to support the Port and the thousands of hardworking Marylanders who make this world-class facility a source of pride for our state.”
   According to the port, Baltimore handles more autos, light trucks, and high and heavy farm and construction equipment than any other U.S. port, and is therefore ranked as the top among all U.S. ports for handling autos and light trucks, farm and construction machinery, and imported sugar. Overall, Baltimore is ranked ninth for the total dollar value of cargo and 14th in terms of cargo tonnage for all U.S. ports, said the port.
   As for the Port of Jacksonville, Höegh Autoliners’ terminal, Horizon Terminal Services, will provide fumigation and wash down services for the automobiles on the ro-ro loop at Blount Island.
   Additionally, the port has begun construction on a new automobile processing facility at the port’s Dames Point Marine Terminal, marking the first phase of a multi-year project that will increase the port’s vehicle-handling capacity by 25 percent, the port said.