Autoport, the busy automobile facility in the Eastern Passage of Halifax Harbour, operated by CN Rail, is most frequently used by ships arriving from European ports in Germany, Belgium, Sweden and the UK and occasionally Italy. In recent months however there have been imports from Asia.
Japanese, Korean and Chinese built cars used to be imported to Canada through CN's Vancouver Autoport, but some manufacturers, notably Subaru, are now shipping through Halifax.
Ships from Asia use the Panama Canal to reach the east coast of the United States and on to Halifax, which also allows them to make calls in Mexico.
The Frontier Ace's movements from January 7 when it sailed from Veracruz, Mexico, can be traced to Jacksonville, Port Newark and back to Veracruz, then Jacksonville, Brunswick, and on to Cristobal and Panama City where it refueled February 24. It was then picked up refueling at the Aoshan terminal in China March 18. There is a bit of gap in the ship's movements until it was reported again April 7 in Higachi-Ogishima, Japan. It then sailed to Lazaro Cárdenás, Mexico, arriving April 28. It made the Panama Canal transit May 3-4 and arrived in Jacksonville May 9, Baltimore May 12 and arriving in Halifax May 16.
The Frontier Ace was built by Minami Nippon in Shitanoe in 2000. It is thus relatively small by today's standards at 52,276 gt, 17,693 dwt with a capacity of 4,518 CEU.
On departure mid-day, May 16, the ship gave a destination of Veracruz, Mexico.
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