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September/October 2012
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The Port of Baltimore
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rimmed with protective hood covers
and clear plastic hubcaps, brand-
new Suzuki cars waited in rows at
the Dundalk Marine Terminal, ready
to be driven onto trucks bound for some 80
dealers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Suzuki imports 40 percent of all of the cars it
sells in the United States through the Port of
Baltimore, and most of those cars end up at
dealerships that are within a day’s transport
by truck from the Port.
“
We are the largest Suzuki port in the
United States,” said Mike Gorman, District
Port Manager for American Suzuki Motor
Corporation. “The Baltimore port is ideally
situated for a large portion of our market; we’re
close to our high-volume dealers.”
Suzuki uses NYK Line (North America),
Inc.; “K” Line America, Inc.; and MOL (America)
Inc. as its carriers, with the cars processed by
AMPORTS, Inc.
“
I can’t say enough good things about
AMPORTS,” Gorman said.
Seven full-time AMPORTS employees work
on the new Suzukis in the automotive shop at
the marine terminal, adding finishing touches
such as navigation systems, body side molding
and floor mats. The shop also provides a PDI