Höegh Autoliners, Inc. has announced the addition of the Port of Savannah to its US Middle East Service. This service will call on the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal twice a month and will move cargo from various manufacturers of new equipment as well as used light vehicles and used high and heavy cargo. The US port rotation varies among Baltimore, Bridgeport, CT, Jacksonville, Savannah, and Wilmington, DE. In the Middle East direct port calls are Abu Dhabi, Aqaba, Bahrain, Beirut, Dammam, Doha, Jebel Ali, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat, Iraq and Tripoli, depending on cargo requirements. “In order to maintain our leadership position and grow market share, we must continue to be ahead of the curve, think creatively and be responsive to our customers needs,” said Larry Warren, General Manager, South Atlantic & Gulf, Höegh Autoliners, Inc. “Savannah offers Höegh Autoliners excellent facilities for handling various ro/ro cargoes, as well as the basis for great growth opportunities.” The current economic conditions, as well as additional tonnage through its continued new building program, presented Höegh Autoliners with an opportunity to look at new ports of call, both in the United States and overseas. Just last month Höegh Autoliners’ announced that the same Middle East service would begin calling Bridgeport, CT to load for Lebanon and Libya once every three weeks. Höegh Autoliners is a leading global provider of Ro/Ro vehicle transportation services. The company operates approximately 70 Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) in global trade systems. Its primary customers are major manufacturers of new cars, heavy machinery and rolling stock as well as shippers of pre-owned vehicles. In 2008 Höegh Autoliners carried approximately two million car equivalent units (CEU), making more than 3,000 port calls worldwide.