US east coast ports have been grabbing land to handle increased volumes while some on the west coast deal with dramatic volume fluctuations. In Mexico, meanwhile, private investment is helping to deal with congestion. Marcus Williams reports on the performance of North American vehicle handling ports in 2018
Last year there were some notable fluctuations at vehicle-handling ports in the US and Mexico, both in terms of volume increases and decreases. Those fluctuations, against an otherwise steady but unremarkable performance amongst the majority, were caused by a combination of factors, including increased short-sea volumes from Mexico that were unforeseen and new trade on deep ocean routes. Shifts in entry points for vehicle imports on the west coast of the US were also a factor in the more obvious volume changes.
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Along with strong Asian imports, increasing exports and new customers, Brunswick added vehicles and equipment diverted from Baltimore
Enough debris has been cleared to allow deep-draft commercial vehicles to access the port again
US vehicle terminal operator Autoport, based at the port of Wilmington in Delaware, moved 115,000 vehicles through its facilities last year
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