Grupo CICE , a provider of port and logistics services, is in the final stages of construction of its Semi-Specialized Container and Cargo Terminal Project in the North Bay of the port of Veracruz, where it has invested just over seven billion pesos.
The company indicated that last Thursday, as a preamble, state and port authorities and CICE executives toured the construction area of the terminal .
Among them were the Governor of Veracruz, Rocío Nahle , accompanied by Admiral Abraham Eloy Caballero Rosas, General Director of the National Port System Administration (Asipona) Veracruz , Ernesto Pérez Astorga, Secretary of Economic and Port Development, Alfonso Díaz de Vega, President of the Board of Directors of Grupo CICE, Leoncio Pérez López, General Director of Grupo CICE and other executives of the group.
According to a press release from Grupo CICE, Nahle said that Veracruz is the first port in Mexico and projects like this strengthen investment and job creation.
Last year, the port of Veracruz handled 32 million 905 thousand 033 tons of merchandise , which translated into a 4.7% drop compared to the previous year, according to data from the port authority.
In terms of container handling, the port handled 1,301,470 20-foot containers (TEU) last year, or 12.3% more than in 2023.
The new CICE terminal, awarded through a public tender, seeks to contribute to increasing the port’s capacity.
Its 22 hectares of surface area will have 550 linear meters of dock with 15 meters of draft, two berthing positions, a container yard with a static capacity of 13 thousand TEU and a dynamic capacity for handling more than 500 thousand TEU, a refrigerated container and dangerous cargo area, a warehouse of eight thousand square meters (m2), a multimodal yard with 1,970 meters of railway spur and a wastewater treatment plant, among others.
The first phase of operations is scheduled to begin in April 2025, marking the beginning of a new era for foreign trade in the region. The terminal, in addition to being a key point for maritime trade, will generate approximately 500 permanent direct jobs and more than 1,200 indirect jobs.
The project is financed with a syndicated loan for an amount of 4.15 billion pesos, with the participation of Mexican banks, including BanBajío (as agent bank), Banorte, Multiva, Bancomext, Bx+ and Monex, with the support of FIRA ; which represents one of the most ambitious construction projects in recent years in the state.
Grupo CICE, formed by a group of Mexican companies dedicated to the provision of port, logistics and land transportation services, was founded by 116 Mexican shareholders , whose experience as customs agents, shipping agents and in the transportation sector allowed them to lay the foundations for the formation of the group in Veracruz, Mexico, more than 30 years ago, in 1991.
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