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Port of Hueneme

U.S. West Coast port

Shipping heavy equipment from the Port of Hueneme

Hueneme is a RoRo and project cargo port: car carriers from Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Glovis, K Line, NYK, Mitsui OSK and EUKOR take self-propelled machinery, five mobile harbor cranes handle breakbulk, and containers leave mainly on Maersk’s service to Mexico and Central America[1][3][5][7].

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vehicles handled, fiscal 2025[1]
405,000
high-and-heavy units handled, fiscal 2025[1]
4,700
harbor depth at the South Terminal[1]
40 ft12.19 m
short line to Union Pacific at Oxnard[4]
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Official website: Oxnard Harbor District (Port of Hueneme). Terminal names and figures on this page come from its own publications, listed under Sources.

Container, flat rack, RoRo and breakbulk here

Shipping methods at this port and the terminals that handle them
MethodAt this portWhere
ContainerYesMaersk’s WCCA2 (U8E) service loads here southbound for Long Beach, Lázaro Cárdenas, Puerto Quetzal, Corinto and Balboa[5]. The port’s container trade is mainly with Guatemala, Costa Rica and Mexico, alongside the Del Monte and Chiquita fruit ships[1][6].
Flat rackNoWe have not found a carrier publishing flat-rack capacity from Hueneme. The Maersk service calls Long Beach the day after it leaves[5], so flat racks are booked through Los Angeles–Long Beach. Use the Port of Los Angeles
RoRoYesCar carriers from Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Glovis, K Line, NYK, Mitsui OSK and EUKOR call here[1]. The port counts self-propelled construction, mining and farm machinery as RoRo heavy equipment: 4,407 units came in and 311 went out in fiscal 2025[1][7].
BreakbulkYesPorts America runs two Liebherr LHM 420 cranes and one LHM 320, and Ceres two hybrid LHM 420s[3]. The port lists wind blades, power generators and pieces over 300 tons among recent project cargo[2].

Published sailings that load here

Published sailings that load here
Carrier and serviceMethodTrade laneDestination ports, with transit from here where published
NYK RORO[9]RTW (U.S. West Coast – Asia)RoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to Asia and the PacificYokohama 12–17 days

Terminals and rail

The Oxnard Harbor District owns and runs the port, which shares its federal channel entrance and harbor with Naval Base Ventura County[1][6]. Commercial ships use Wharf 1 at the South Terminal, with two 900 ft berths and 39 ft 4 in (12 m) of water, and Wharf 2 at the North Terminal, with 34 ft 9 in (10.6 m); the largest ship the port lists is 800 ft 6 in (244 m) long[1]. Under a joint use agreement with the Navy, the port can also use Wharf 3 on the base and about 21 acres next to it[8]. Ports America, SSA Marine and Pacific Ro-Ro do the stevedoring, and Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Glovis America and BMW process vehicles at their own centers[1].

The Ventura County Railroad, a Genesee & Wyoming short line on track the harbor district owns, runs just over 12 miles on four branches to Union Pacific’s Coast Main Line in downtown Oxnard[4]. It reaches the port at the South Spur, built with rail platforms for vehicles, and at the North Spur, which ends inside the Navy base; the short line does all the switching[4]. Hueneme is about 60 miles north of Los Angeles[6], and we confirm the receiving processor or terminal when the booking is made.

Questions about shipping from Port Hueneme

Can I ship construction or farm machinery RoRo from Port Hueneme?

Yes. The car carriers that call take self-propelled tractors, loaders and other construction, mining and farm machinery, though far more of it is imported through Hueneme than exported.

Is there a container service from Port Hueneme?

Yes, but it is narrow. Maersk’s WCCA2 service loads here for Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama, and most container traffic is Latin American fruit. For flat racks or other destinations we book through Los Angeles–Long Beach.

Is Port Hueneme a Navy port?

It shares its harbor and channel entrance with Naval Base Ventura County. The commercial berths belong to the Oxnard Harbor District, which can also use the Navy’s Wharf 3 under a joint use agreement.

Auction yards that ship through this port

Equipment auction yards for which the Port of Hueneme is one of the recommended export ports, by road distance from the yard (OSRM, OpenStreetMap).

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from the documents below, each checked on the date shown. Carriers and authorities revise them, so we confirm the current figure when we book.

  1. [1]Port of Hueneme, Press kit 2026, checked October 18, 2026
  2. [2]Port of Hueneme, Niche cargo, checked October 18, 2026
  3. [3]Port of Hueneme, General cargo, checked October 18, 2026
  4. [4]Port of Hueneme, Train routes, checked October 18, 2026
  5. [5]Maersk, U8E West Coast Central America 2 – Southbound, checked October 18, 2026
  6. [6]Port of Hueneme, 10-year strategic plan (December 2024), checked October 18, 2026
  7. [7]Oxnard Harbor District, Annual comprehensive financial report, fiscal 2025, checked October 18, 2026
  8. [8]Port of Hueneme, NBVC and Port join forces to help relieve U.S. supply-chain congestion, checked October 18, 2026
  9. [9]NYK RORO, RTW schedule: Mexico and U.S. West Coast to Asia (week 42, 13 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026

Send us the machine and the destination

Give us the model or the measured dimensions and weight. We come back with the method, the sailing and a price, and the figures behind them.

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