with a primary customer being tesla, a free mont-based marver. it includes both asia and europe. and we anticipate expansion into other markets. as indicated on the slide, the facility has handled imports. in 2017 and 2018, there was a significant increase in imports. those were spot business opportunities and not necessarily a regular occurrence. however, given the substantial growth in our export volumes the current focus is centered on ex ports. as for auto volumes, since the inception of auto operations at pier 80 the terminal has seen growth in volumes year over year the facility moved 4500 use owed and 2017 is a significant increase to 24,000 and 2018 growth and then 2019 this calender year significant growth with 146 autos moved through the facility. i'm happy to report this substantial growth sooner than anticipated with vessel to one vessel per week. the substantial growth in 2019 is attributed to both des la's release of the model 3 to the international market and autos being exported directly to europe from the port of san francisco. previously, autos bound for europea