The Chamber of Deputies ‘ Marine Commission approved the ruling that reforms provisions of the Ports Law, where the name of the Comprehensive Port Administration (API) is changed to the National Port System Administration (Asipona) .
The ruling comes three years and five months after the Navy decided to make this name change, once it took control of the administration of Mexico’s ports.
Furthermore, the reform mandates the establishment of state advisory committees that will be responsible for, among other things, promoting the port.
The bill was approved with 17 votes in favor, zero against, and zero abstentions . It was then referred to the Board of Directors for a vote.
Representative Gabriela Benavides, the sponsor of the reform, noted that the name change is important, providing legal certainty to investments in the port and to those involved in decision-making.
He added that the concept of port administrator expressly refers to the holder of an Asipona concession, which resolves a conflict that has existed since 2020 and a secretarial agreement establishing a new name instead of API as administrators of the National Port System.
For his part, Representative Humberto Coss y León Zúñiga, head of the Commission, explained that the proposed modification was welcomed, proposing that state governments should have an advisory commission , which will be responsible for promoting the port and issuing recommendations that affect urban activity and the ecological balance of the area.
The legislator maintained that the ruling will provide legal certainty to the people targeted by the Ports Law , such as logistics operators, freight forwarders, port service providers, and, in general, all persons directly or indirectly involved in activities with the port administration.
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