Following the derailment of one of its trains in Sonora on July 25, Ferromex reported that the incident was caused by a landslide, which resulted in no injuries. The company also stated that the cleanup of the spilled chemical and the restoration of rail service have been completed .

The company stated that through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) and the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) it has been specified that the incident did not represent an immediate risk to the population , although various studies are being carried out to learn about some of the probable impacts.

“The spilled materials have been collected, aerial monitoring showed no evidence of a widespread spill in the area, and laboratory studies and soil sampling are currently being carried out in the area they have delimited so that they can later offer their final conclusions. Ferromex is implementing the immediate actions and measures indicated by Semarnat and Profepa,” he explained.

Ferromex stated that train service was restored last Wednesday, July 29 , and that the removal of the units from the incident area is nearing completion.

It should be remembered that the incident occurred in the vicinity of the Cuauhtémoc ejido, 20 kilometers from the municipality of Naco, Sonora, in an unpopulated area.

Similarly, Ferromex stated that the incident was caused by a landslide at the ends of a culvert as a result of excessive water accumulation from heavy rains in the region, which weakened the structure of the track, without there being any injured or affected persons nor official record of health consequences related to this event, “as has been falsely mentioned.”

“From the very first moment, the company’s security and civil protection protocols were activated, and the corresponding authorities at different levels of government were notified,” he emphasized.

The event caused a runoff of sodium hydrosulfide and a spill of copper concentrate, so company personnel immediately went to the area and, with the support of municipal, state and federal authorities, carried out work to contain the leak and collect the spilled materials.

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The American automaker  Ford this week launched the pilot project to ship cars from the port of Guaymas, in the state of Sonora (northern Mexico), with a final destination to Chile, with which it aims to reduce its logistics costs by up to 30 per cent.

The vessel will also touch the port of Lázaro Cárdenas , the main maritime-automotive hub on the Mexican Pacific coast.

According to state authorities, 1,400 vehicles are projected to be shipped this year and 14,000 in 2025.

The reduction of up to 30% in Ford’s logistics cost is due to the fact that the automaker previously sent its units to the port of Lázaro Cárdenas from its plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, on a route of almost two thousand kilometers.

With this first shipment, the relaunch of the Sonoran port is established, which began a modernization plan in 2022.

“With the shipment of this first shipment with vehicles from the Ford plant manufactured in Hermosillo, we are launching a Pilot Plan, which I am sure will mark a before and after in the local economy and in general the economy of the entire entity,” he said. said Alfonso Durazo Montaño, governor of Sonora, at the formal start of Ford’s activities.

The local leader has told the media that work is being carried out to deepen the port’s waters in order to allow Guaymas to receive heavier ships with greater loads. In addition to the construction of a parking platform at the port to allow the departure of cargo on a larger scale.

Regarding the port, it will also benefit from the project of a 1 gigawatt solar energy park that will power the port area. This project will seek to take advantage of the state’s lithium resources, which are speculated to be the largest in Mexico.

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