April 9 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor ( MZDAF ) will probably

have to temporarily move shipments to another port from

Baltimore to avoid delays, the automaker's CEO said in a CNBC

interview.

The Port of Baltimore ranks first in the U.S. for volume of

autos and light trucks and farm and construction machinery

handled and a cargo ship crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge

in March has restricted shipments.

However, Masahiro Moro said Mazda ( MZDAF ) does not currently expect

a big impact from the port shutdown.

Automakers including General Motors ( GM ) and Ford

have said they would reroute the affected shipments.

Most of that traffic remain suspended, though some terminal

operations outside the affected area have resumed.