As the geopolitical landscape shifts under the weight of ongoing US-China trade tensions, Mexican ports emerge as pivotal players poised to redefine North American trade dynamics.
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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Texas bridge expansion focused on cross-border trucking; Mexico plans $3B expansion for Port of Manzanillo; John Deere building $55M factory in Mexico; and Speedy Freight opens 50,000-square-foot warehouse near Dallas.
Texas bridge expansion focused on cross-border trucking
The $83 million expansion of the Anzalduas International Bridge will have a significant impact on...
A high-ranking member of the Mexican navy was recently killed at the Port of Manzanillo, along Mexico’s Pacific Coast.
The incident happened about a month after another federal official was murdered in the same port city.
Fernando Ruben Guerrero was driving his vehicle around noon on Nov. 8 when armed assailants allegedly caught up with him and shot him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities are still investigating the incident.
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/former-customs-director-murdered-at-port-of-manzanillo-mexico
The landscape of US-China trade has undergone a dramatic transformation since 2018, when tariff policies implemented during the Trump administration and maintained under Biden began reshaping global supply chains. With these policies affecting over US$380 billion worth of trade and resulting in US$79 billion in tariffs, businesses have been forced to seek creative solutions to maintain their competitive edge.
VesselBot analysis of shipping data across air, sea, and road transport has revealed an...
This presentation delves into the dynamics of South American ports, presenting a comprehensive overview of their operational scale and connectivity.
It is useful to follow up on the volumes recently handled by the South American ports in order to have a perspective of the strength of each port and the changes observed between them.
By examining the total volumes in terms of TEUs and connectivity indices for the full year 2023 and beyond, we aim to provide a broader perspective on how these...
https://container-news.com/top-5-container-ports-in-south-america-graphs-analysis/
Seaports across Mexico moved a record 2.95 million twenty-foot equivalent units during the first four months of 2024, according to statistics from Mexico’s General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine.
That represents an 18.2% year-over-year increase.
Mexico’s nine Pacific Coast ports handled the majority of container movements from January through April, totaling 2.14 million TEUs, a 19% y/y increase.
Mexico’s two largest Pacific Coast ports — Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas — recorded a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexican-ports-container-volumes-up-18-in-first-four-months-of-2024
Mexico’s major ports handled 728,116 twenty-foot equivalent units during January, a 20% year-over-year (y/y) increase in total container volume for the country’s 18 ports, according to Mexico’s naval ministry.
The country’s nine Pacific Coast ports handled the bulk of container movements in January, totaling 532,534 TEUs for the month.
Mexico’s two largest Pacific Coast ports — Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas — reported record container movements for the month of January.
The Port of Manzanillo,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-mexican-ports-cargo-volumes-surge-in-january
Contecon Manzanillo S.A. (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit operating the Specialised Container Terminal 2 in the port of Manzanillo, hit a new milestone with the handling of 14,400 TEUs during the recent call of the CMA CGM vessel APL Vanda.
“The operation on the APL Vanda, with more than 14,400 TEUs, is a historic milestone for Contecon Manzanillo and the entire Mexican port community. It reaffirms our capability to handle mega ships and large...
https://container-news.com/contecon-manzanillo-sets-record-in-single-ship-call/
Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Mexico, recently commenced the third phase of its expansion project, which will increase its capacity from 1.4 million to more than 2 million TEUs within the next five years.
CMSA chief executive officer, José Antonio Contreras led the project inauguration together with Colima governor Indira Vizcaíno Silva, commander Rubén Alfonso Suárez of the 10th Naval Region, admiral José Rafael Ojeda of the...
https://container-news.com/contecon-manzanillos-capacity-to-exceed-2-million-teus-in-the-next-years/
Mexico’s largest container port has resumed operations after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the country’s Pacific Coast region Monday.
Officials for the Port of Manzanillo said that operations restarted at 8 a.m. Wednesday for all types of commercial and tourist vessels. The Port of Manzanillo had been closed to operations since noon Sunday in preparation for Tropical Storm Madeline, according to Noticias Manzanillo.
The earthquake that occurred just after 1 p.m. Monday left two people dead in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-manzanillo-resumes-operations-after-quake