Norwegian vehicle carrier operator Höegh Autoliners recently entered India’s vehicle export trade, when the company’s Pure Car Truck Carrier Höegh Chennai loaded 2450 Hyundai cars for North Europe and 40 Ashok Leyland buses for Middle East. The loading operations took place in Chennai port 2-3 August.
Höegh has a long history in India; the first vessel calling was Höegh Silverlight in Calcutta on 11 March 1937 and Höegh Lines operated in India from 1937 through 2000. Höegh Lines enjoyed a strong market position and good reputation in the Indian market throughout the 63 years in which it was engaged in the country and Höegh has now made a comeback with the establishment of a Höegh Autoliners representative office in Chennai from June this year. The focus of interest now is India’s rapidly growing auto exports and Höegh aims to play an important part in these exports in the years to come. "The inaugural call of Höegh Chennai in Chennai this month is a sign of Höegh Autoliners' wish to become a preferred service provider for the Indian Automotive Industry" says Vice President Commercial, Börre I Mathisen. 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. Main customers are major manufacturers of new cars, heavy machinery and rolling stock as well as second hand vehicles. In 2007 Höegh Autoliners carried about 2 million car equivalent units (CEU) annually, making 3 000 port calls.
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