The modernization of port infrastructure continues to drive progress in Manzanillo. Hutchison Ports TIMSA announced an investment of over 70 million pesos to incorporate two new electric rubber-tired gantry cranes (e-RTGs) , with which it seeks to increase the operational capacity of its terminal and meet the ongoing growth in container traffic at Mexico’s main Pacific port.
The new cranes arrived at the port on June 29 aboard the vessel Xiang He Kou, from China, and will be used for yard operations at the terminal. With a lifting capacity of 45 tons each , the cranes will optimize container handling, increase operational productivity, and strengthen the port’s response capacity to the growing cargo volumes.
The investment is part of the expansion process that Hutchison Ports TIMSA is developing in Manzanillo , in which the renewal of equipment is part of a strategy aimed at increasing the operational efficiency of the terminal in the face of an environment of greater demand for supply chains and international trade.
“We continue to invest in infrastructure and technology because we know that logistical competitiveness depends on having increasingly efficient, safe, and sustainable equipment. These new cranes will strengthen our operational capacity and allow us to continue offering a reliable, world-class service to our clients,” stated Jaime Andrés García López, General Manager of Hutchison Ports TIMSA.
In addition to the operational component, the company highlighted that the new equipment runs on 100% electric technology, thus contributing to a reduction in fossil fuel consumption and improving the environmental performance of the terminal’s operations. This addition is part of Hutchison Ports’ global sustainability strategy, which aims to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 54.6% by 2033, using 2021 levels as a baseline, and to achieve net-zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2050 through the incorporation of cleaner technologies and more efficient processes.
The acquisition of these cranes is part of a broader investment the company is currently making in Manzanillo, including the opening of a new external yard designed to expand the terminal’s logistics capacity, expedite container flow, and meet the growing volume of foreign trade at the port. It’s worth noting that this project represented an investment of approximately 690 million pesos and was conceived to increase the terminal’s capacity to handle the increasing volume of containerized cargo.
The announcement comes as Manzanillo maintains its national leadership in container traffic. According to figures from the National Port System Administration (Asipona) Manzanillo , the port handled 3.89 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2025 and, in the first quarter of 2026 alone, exceeded one million TEUs, driven by the strengthening of transpacific trade and the logistical demand linked to nearshoring (relocation of production lines).
Under this scenario, the expansion of capacity in port terminals is emerging as one of the key factors to sustain the competitiveness of the country’s main maritime hub in the face of the growth of international trade flows.
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