ALTAMIRA, TAMPS.- To meet the growing import of meat by sea, the company Multimodal Altamira inaugurated the expansion of its inspection point and crossdock in this port with an investment of 30 million pesos.
The facility doubles the firm’s capacity to meet the trade flows that occur during peak seasons, such as the current end-of-year season, where imports of chicken, pork and beef from Brazil have increased significantly to supply the northeast region of the country.
“With this new investment we double our operational capacity from six to 12 doors and will allow for the annual inspection of up to 200 thousand tons of temperature-controlled foreign trade products,” said Enrique de Hita Sánchez, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Multimodal Altamira.
The new facilities are part of the company’s multi-year plan to focus its vocation on the customer , designing solutions to specific logistics needs that have allowed it to achieve growth of around 20% this year compared to the results of the previous year, CEO Kai Schmersahl told T21.
In addition to allowing the inspection of meat products by the National Service for Health, Safety and Agri-Food Quality (SENASICA) , the inaugurated facilities make crossdock logistics operations possible by transferring goods from the refrigerated maritime container to a truck box that takes them to their final destination.
This logistical work is carried out by Multimodal Altamira with the benefit of maintaining the quality of the cold chain and reducing the high costs that the use of maritime containers represents for customers, explained Adrián Sánchez Cortés, operational manager of the company.
This is an operation that the Mexican Meat Council (Comecarne) itself has recognized to the Tamaulipas logistics operator, for its contribution to the efficiency of the logistics chain .
De Hita Sánchez also reaffirmed before authorities from the state government, municipality and the National Port System Administration (Asipona) Altamirathe confidence of his company in the port and in the state of Tamaulipas, which is demonstrated by the creation of 300 new direct and indirect jobs generated by the new investment.
During 2025, the company’s investments will continue in the creation of a Strategic Bonded Area on an eight-hectare territorial reserve area and the growth of its trucking line.
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