The four terminals handling container operations have shown positive numbers during the first seven months of this year.
Port authority statistics indicate that from January to July 2024, a total of 2,266,590 twenty-foot containers (TEUs) have been handled, a standardized measure in port operations. This figure represents a 9.7% increase compared to the same period last year.
Of these, 977,507 TEUs have been in import services, which represents a 15.7% increase year-over-year; while exports have totaled 940,082 TEUs, up by 15.6%.
Transshipment activity has experienced a year-over-year decline of 14.6%, with 349,001 TEUs, according to data from the National Port System Administration (Asipona) Manzanillo.
In terms of volume, containerized cargo showed a 6.7% annual increase from January to July of this year, totaling 13,776,436 tons.
Recently, the freight forwarding firm Eternity Group México indicated that the increases in container volumes recorded by the ports of Manzanillo and Lázaro Cárdenas this year—both the most important in the Mexican Pacific—occur within a context of “enormous operational challenges” faced by both maritime hubs.
Just on August 1, the Port of Manzanillo faced one of these operational challenges when roadways in its vicinity collapsed, causing kilometer-long lines of trucks that were stuck for over 24 hours. Unofficial sources point to a failure in the customs system as the trigger for this situation, which has been recurring in recent years.
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