CEVA Logistics has announced an expansion of its global deep-sea car carrier operations, including added connections from the Far East to Central and South America via a regular trade lane and spot services. 

The global 3PL company said three additional roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessels — ranging from 5,500 to 7,000 car equivalent units (CEUs)— allow it to expand its finished vehicle logistics (FVL) solutions for the automotive market.

The new, regular trade lane service now runs between the Fast East and the west coast of Central and South America, with multiple origin and destination calls available in China, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

Fleet expansion 

CEVA Logistics noted that it now operates a global fleet of nine deep-sea and short-sea vessels in rotations across four major trade lanes. 

The logistics company first announced in 2023 the operation of four Eastern Pacific Shipping’s LNG dual-fuel hybrid deep-sea vessels via a 10-year lease from CMA CGM. 

The company has since expanded with additional vessel leases. Each of the vessels commercially operated by CEVA is equipped with lift decks, allowing loads of all types of vehicles, including passenger cars, vans, trucks, heavy machinery and other oversized vehicles. 

CEVA added that it has so far transported more than 225,000 vehicles, including high and heavy equipment, since beginning the new RORO services. In 2024, CEVA transported more than 6.1 million vehicles worldwide thanks to its FVL solutions.

For the new Far East to Latin America trade lane, CEVA said its land-side transport assets and vehicle compounds in Central and South America ensure the company is able to unload and deliver the vehicles directly into an automaker’s distribution network or to final dealer locations.

“With end-to-end solutions from factory to dealer, this expansion of our RORO vessel fleet directly reflects the value we offer our customers,” Emmanuel Cheremetinski, global FVL leader, CEVA Logistics, said.

“The additional vessels allow us to provide both reliability and flexibility through our new regular trade lane rotation and our global spot solutions,” he added.