Based on the Global Indicator of Economic Activity (IGAE) of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) , last September this index registered a slowdown, settling at 104.2 points, down from 104.9 in the previous August , which is the second best of the year, only below April 2025 with 105.0 points

The behavior shown by the IGAE is reflected in the movement of containers through the National Port System, according to statistics shared by the General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine (CGPMM) .

An analysis by T21 Business Intelligence identified that last October there was a drop in the movement of 20-foot containers (TEUs), settling at 804,045, a figure 3% lower than the 828,512 that had been reached in the previous September.

According to CGPMM data, the highest container movement so far this year was reached in August 2025 , with 850,841 TEUs, which coincides with IGAE data.

The cumulative record for container movement in 2025 through October was 7,930,438 TEUs , a figure 2.2% higher than the 7,760,549 TEUs achieved in the same period of 2024.

The behavior of the National Port System is influenced by the main ports, where Manzanillo has a drop in the accumulated total, but Lázaro Cárdenas registered growth close to double digits.

In the review for each port, Manzanillo remains the main port in the country in the movement of containers, reaching last October its second best level of 2025, with 343,154 TEU .

In the accumulated period January–October 2025, Manzanillo totaled three million 223 thousand 363 TEUs , a drop of 0.9% compared to the 2024 record, as shown in the following graph.

As for Lázaro Cárdenas, although the October record of 209,019 TEUs is far from its best record of the year, the accumulated total of 2,161,847 TEUs showed an 8.7% growth compared to the same period in 2024, according to figures collected by T21 Business Intelligence of the CGPMM.

On the Gulf of Mexico coast, the port of Veracruz is the busiest in terms of container traffic, handling 115,326 TEUs last October . This is the third best record for the Veracruz port in 2025.

In cumulative figures to October 2025, Veracruz totaled 1,076,956 TEUs , which was 0.7% lower than the 2024 figure, when it stood at 1,084,291 TEUs.

Here we show the results by port in the monthly movement of containers for both 2024 and 2025.

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The Port of Long Beach recorded its second-busiest August in its 114-year history, processing a total of 901,846 20-foot TEUs , a 1.3% decrease compared to August 2024. This comes amid a peak season marked by accelerated stockpiling of merchandise by retailers following the recent suspension of tariffs.

Compared to August 2024, imports decreased by 3.6% to 440,318 TEUs, while exports fell by 8.3% to 95,960 TEUs. However, empty container throughput increased by 3.5% to a total of 350,560 TEUs.

“Changes in trade policies continue to create uncertainty for businesses and consumers (…) Our digital Supply Chain Information Highway tracking system projects that our peak shipping season will remain at the same pace as last year as retailers begin to stock their warehouses in preparation for the winter holidays,” said Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach.

For his part, Frank Colonna, president of the Port Commission, praised the tireless efforts of the longshoremen and noted that its reputation as “the gateway for trans-Pacific trade depends on our ability to ensure safe and efficient shipments.”

So far this year, the port has handled 6,592,708 TEUs , representing an 8.3% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

Long Beach is one of the busiest seaports in the United States, with approximately 40% of the country’s cargo containers transiting through its facilities or those of the neighboring Port of Los Angeles.

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The operation in the port of Manzanillo, in Mexico, continues to show increases. At the end of the first half of 2024, the four terminals that handle containers have added a total of one million 935 thousand 710 20-foot containers (TEU) , an international measure in terms of maritime statistics.

This figure is 11.5% higher than that recorded in the same period last year, according to data from the Administration of the National Port System (Asipona) Manzanillo .

Likewise, these containers operated in the period are divided into 825 thousand 632 TEU of import (+13.9%) , 808 thousand 778 TEU of export (+20.2%) and 301 thousand 300 of transshipment (-10.8%).

The Association of Manzanillo Terminals and Operators (ASTOM) has highlighted in a statement distributed to the press that in June alone a record was recorded in the handling of TEUs in imports , with 145,186 units.

This port has positioned itself over the years as the main recipient of containerized goods on the Mexican Pacific coast, coming mainly from the Far East.

Measured by volume, containerized cargo has registered a total of 11 million 814 thousand 282 tons in the January-June period of this year, 8.1% more than the same cycle in 2023; In addition, it represented 68.8% of the total cargo handled by the port of Manzanillo in the first half, including general cargo, agricultural bulk, mineral bulk and petroleum products.

Asipona Manzanillo itself highlighted in its statistical report that during the first half of the year, the months of March and May have set records in the handling of TEUs , with 340,409 and 333,727, respectively.

Greater container handling has also motivated a growing number of truck entries to the port, with this first semester being the highest on record, with 582,894.

Meanwhile, the story is different regarding the arrival of vessels, since during the January-June period of this year 899 vessels were received , 70 less than in the same period of 2023, a situation that is explained by the use of vessels of greater capacity by the shipping lines (160 vessels of more than 360 meters in length were received in the period alone).

Given this increased activity in the port, the Manzanillo customs made changes to the opening hours from Monday to Friday , to be from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. for import services, and remains open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. week for export activities.

This measure aims to avoid saturation in the terminals , such as those seen in recent years.

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