Autos & RO/RO
For import or export automobiles, rolling stock, machinery and other assorted wheeled cargoes, Marine Terminals Corporation keeps things rolling up and down the U.S. West Coast.

MTC is known for award-winning damage-free autos operations. It is not speed or productivity that is emphasized in the handling of automobiles and expensive Ro Ro cargoes. Rather, customers measure performance in terms of consistent, damage-free operations. MTC is committed to moving customers’ cargo damage- and error-free.

Knowing that even the smallest dent or scratch could result in expensive losses, we have instituted on-going damage prevention and safety training programs. We focus on quality management, precision planning, special signage and traffic control, security, special lashing procedures, shipboard traffic controls, qualified drivers, and extensive post-operational reviews.

MTC consults regularly with manufacturers and shipping lines to improve stowing methods. MTC helped develop and introduce new lashing procedures to further reduce shipboard damage.

Supervision is also a key element in successful discharge operations. MTC’s professionals supervise every phase of unlashing, key car selection and shipboard traffic direction to maximize productivity and guard against any vehicle damage during unlashing and discharge procedures.

In 1999, MTC achieved coast-wide ISO 9002 certification of its auto group. In so doing, MTC holds the distinction of being the first stevedore and terminal auto operation so registered on the West Coast. Always staying ahead of the curve, MTC has since upgraded its registration to the more current ISO 9001-2000 standard.