José Manuel Urreta Ortega , national president of the Mexican Chamber of the Maritime Transport Industry (Cameintram) , presented his 2025 Work Program to the Navy Commission of the Chamber of Deputies , which highlights issues related to the development of cabotage, encouraging shipbuilding in Mexico, and the decarbonization of the maritime-port sector.
The document presented by Urreta also highlights topics such as the participation of the maritime sector in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Interoceanic Corridor project , as well as continuing to promote maritime transport through tax incentives.
At the meeting, held in San Lázaro, Cameintram and Humberto Coss and León Zúñiga , president of the Navy Commission, agreed to work as a team and strengthen constructive dialogue.
This is intended to promote legislative proposals to incentivize the Mexican merchant marine , as well as other relevant interests, to achieve consensus and agreements with the goal of bringing Mexico’s maritime sector to a successful conclusion.
During the meeting, Coss and León Zúñiga expressed their interest and commitment to maintaining open channels of communication with Cameintram and working together to address the challenges facing the country’s maritime sector.
He said that the agency’s work as an intermediary for the productive sector, shipowners, operators, and other stakeholders has been essential in providing visibility and monitoring of the needs, challenges, and opportunities of this industry. He also stated that maritime development requires a state policy.
He also recognized the new members of the National Board of Directors of Cameintram, especially José Manuel Urreta for his recent appointment as president of the organization.
For his part, Urreta Ortega welcomed this first meeting with legislators and emphasized that they have working committees for all activities, through which they will develop each of the projects they have proposed.
In turn, Representative Gabriela Benavides Cobos welcomed Cameintram’s vision to continue promoting cabotage in the country, and offered ongoing communication to address issues such as the decarbonization of the maritime-port sector.
It is worth remembering that last January, the Mexican government published a decree in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) specifying that individuals and corporations have the possibility of immediately deducting, until September 30, 2030, investments made in new fixed assets, specifically machinery, equipment, and ships .
The decree also promotes investment in technological developments that lead to inventions, patents, and certifications, to integrate more Mexican companies, especially micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), into local and regional supply chains.
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