As North American ports navigated unpredictable vehicle volumes in 2023, the collaboration between terminal operators and port authorities highlighted a dynamic strategy for managing disruptions. Automotive Logistics brings you a comprehensive review of activity at the top-performing US and Canadian vehicle-handling ports
The port of Baltimore maintained its position for the 13th consecutive year as top-performing vehicle port by volume, with 847,158 vehicles moved in CY2023, an increase of almost 13% on 2022. Almost 80% of that total volume was accounted for by imported vehicles. Brunswick port also saw a healthy increase to 740,000, up 17.1% on the previous year, 75% of which were imports. Jacksonville processed 433,837, a decline of -23%, while the ports of New York and New Jersey increased vehicle throughput by 9.1% to 403,361 vehicles across the year.
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Meanwhile, on the west coast of Canada, the port of Vancouver significantly increased volumes by 36.1% against 2022 to 454,151, exclusively made up of imports. Further down the North American west coast, the port of San Diego shifted 400,000 vehicles (+13%), while Huenme increased imports by 17.4% to 379,925 vehicles. And the port of Portland moved 300,683 vehicles, an increase of 22.7% on the previous year.
The top eight performing US and Canadian vehicle ports imported almost three times as many vehicles as were exported. The US port of Hueneme and the Canadian port of Vancouver exclusively handle imports.
Import volumes were up across the majority of the top-performing vehicle ports in the US and Canada, except at Jacksonville, which recorded a decline of -13.3%, and marginally at the ports of New York and New Jersey (-0.4%).
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