The Mexican Chamber of the Maritime Transport Industry (Cameintram) renewed its National Board of Directors on Thursday for the 2025-2026 term, during which José Manuel Urreta Ortega was sworn in as its new president.
The incoming leader confirmed that he will continue the work accomplished by outgoing president Raúl Téllez Villagra, and reaffirmed his commitment to working for the Mexican merchant marine and the country’s development.
“In calm or turbulent waters, we will work for the sector,” he told the chamber members.
Urreta Ortega indicated that the areas they will focus their efforts on will be cabotage, maritime highways, shipbuilding, support for federal government projects such as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT), the Maya Train, and the Dos Bocas Refinery; as well as contractual improvements with Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) , a focus on maritime decarbonization, nearshoring, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence.
Present at the swearing-in ceremony, Vice Admiral Javier Torres Claudio, head of the Port Captaincy and Maritime Affairs Unit (Unicapam) , said that this month the Navy will begin a small coastal shipping project in the port of Salina Cruz, in the state of Oaxaca, to promote the CIIT, and also encouraged the Mexican merchant marine to participate in these projects now that various incentives have been established.
Urreta emphasized that one of the central pillars of his administration will be to consolidate Cameintram as the most representative and active business entity in Mexico’s maritime-port sector, as well as to defend the common interests of its members. To this end, he invited them to actively participate in the actions of his renewed National Board of Directors.
Cameintram recently celebrated its 35th anniversary and affiliates shipowners, operators, and service providers of the Mexican merchant marine.
The new presidency of Cameintram emphasized unity and teamwork among members and the current government, as well as within the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) and the Business Coordinating Council (CCE) , representing the interests of the maritime sector as interlocutors to improve the industry’s conditions.
In his speech, Concamin Secretary Héctor Ramírez Leal stated that the country’s industrialists will support the work of Cameintram and outlined their efforts to promote the participation of the Mexican merchant marine in national supply chains, as well as encourage investment in this sector.
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