Major ports in Mexico

Today I would like to cover information about ports in Mexico.

Manzanillo, one of the most important ports in Mexico, is located in the state of Colima and has container base terminals Contecon and SSA and multi-purpose terminals Timsa and Ocupa.

Since this is a place where a lot of cargo is concentrated compared to the size of the port, the bottle neck phenomenon often occurs, so shippers often miss opportunities to bring in or take out cargo even if they secure CITA.

So the state of Colima is in the process of building a highway in the northern part of Manzanillo to prevent congestion.

All shipping companies that call at Manzanillo are major and MINOR shipping companies

The next port to introduce is Lazaro Cárdenas. This place is in the state of Michoacán, located further down than Manzanillo.

There is Hutchison Terminal and APMT Terminal, which is currently a rapidly emerging port following Manzanillo.

As of now, Lazaro Cárdenas port is less crowded than Manzanillo, so many customers are moving from Manzanillo to Lazaro Cárdenas port.

Manzanillo usually takes an average of 3-6 days to release cargo, while Lazaro Cárdenas currently takes 1-3 days, so it has a definite advantage. However, not only are there not many truckers at Lazaro Cárdenas port, but trucking rates are relatively higher than those of Manzanillo. Therefore, it is true that there is a lot of burden on customers.

Lazaro Cárdenas used to have frequent PORT BLOCK phenomenon because the military police could not stop even a small number of people from Strike in front of the port, but recently, they are making the PORT BLOCK phenomenon disappear by stopping Strike

Many customers use rail services because they can transport many containers at once due to high truck freight rates.

The next port is Ensenada Port. Ensenada Port is a port used by various customers in Tijuana and Mexicali.

The terminal in Ensenada is EIT.

There are not many shipping companies that call at ENSENADA, such as HAPAG, MSC, ONE, WANHAI, COSCO, etc.

The shipping companies that dock at Ensenada have ships on a weekly basis, but some shipping companies have ships calling on the 15th, which is relatively inconvenient for customers. We often see ships being transshipped from Manzanillo to Central and South America if they miss the departure time.

The next port is Altamira, located on Dongan. This port is located in the northeast of Mexico and mainly handles cargo to and from Europe and import/export traffic to and from countries located in Central and South America or the Caribbean.

There are three major terminals here. One is ATP, IPM, IPA.

ATP and IPM focus on containers and project cargo, while IPA is a terminal that mainly handles steel.
In recent years, as exchanges with European and Caribbean countries have increased, congestion at these ports has been increasing.

Next is the Port of Veracruz. It is located on the east coast, lower in latitude than Altamira. This place is divided into a general terminal and a terminal where RORO, a vehicle-only ship, enters. A representative terminal is ICAVE.

Veracruz is not only a tourist attraction, but also a port port for RORO ships, so if you visit the port, you will see many vehicles boarding the ship. In the western port of Mexico, RORO ships call at the LAZARO CARDENAS terminal.

This has been an introduction to Mexico’s major ports. I hope this will be of help to you, and if you find anything missing, please leave a comment and we will investigate and add or modify it. thank you