Trade Expansion: Jacksonville

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has selected the Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT) as a gateway for exporting brand-new Acura MDX and TLX model autos to the Middle East. Port authority tenant AMPORTS will handle the vehicle processing. Höegh Autoliners is providing the ocean transport.

This is the first time new Acura models will be available in the Middle East through a dealership network in the region. Kuwait will be the first market to receive the Acuras.

More than 40,000 Hondas were exported through JAXPORT last year to markets in the Middle East, Africa, South America and the Caribbean.

"We are grateful for the growing commitment from Honda," said AMPORTS CEO Jim Davis. "This decision sends a clear message about the high quality of the work done here at the Port in Jacksonville."

New Acura MDX and TLX vehicles await shipment from JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal.
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