Port of Lázaro Cárdenas

The Port of Lázaro Cárdenas (Spanish: [ˈlasaɾo ˈkaɾðenas] (listen)) is the largest Mexican seaport and one of the largest seaports in the Pacific Ocean basin, with an annual traffic capacity of around 25 million tonnes of cargo and 2,200,000 TEU's.

Port of Lázaro Cárdenas
Container ship in port.
Location
CountryMexico
LocationLázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
Coordinates17°55′37″N 102°10′08″W
UN/LOCODEMXLZC[1]
Details
Owned byPort Authority of Lázaro Cárdenas
Type of harborNatural/Artificial
Size of harbor160 ha (0.62 sq mi)
Land area25 ha (0.097 sq mi)
Size185 ha (0.71 sq mi)
Available berths15
Wharfs22
Statistics
Vessel arrivals1,522 vessels (2012)[2]
Annual cargo tonnage30,671,996 tonnes (2012) [2]
Annual container volume1,242,777 TEU's (2012)[2]
Website
www.puertolazarocardenas.com.mx/plc25

History

In November 2003, the Mexican navy seized the port from criminal gangs.[3]

Description

Lázaro Cárdenas is home to a deep-water seaport that handles container, dry bulk, and liquid cargo. The port currently has one container terminal, which handled 1.24 million TEU in 2012, and has a total capacity of 2.2 million TEU annually.[2] APMT has plans to build an additional container terminal that would bring the port's capacity to 3.4 million TEU in 2015 and 6.5 million TEU in 2020.[4] Cargo moves to and from the port by road and rail equally, with rail service provided exclusively by Kansas City Southern de México. The port is expected to become a major container facility due to congestion at the U.S. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and its relative proximity to major cities such as Chicago, Kansas City, and Houston. In preparation for the port's increased capacity, railway and highway infrastructure running north–south through the center of Mexico has been upgraded in recent years to handle the anticipated increase in volume of goods bound for the United States using this transportation corridor.[5] If a proposed government-backed Pacific port is built at Punta Colonet, Baja California, goods flowing to U.S. states like Arizona and Nevada could bypass the congested Los Angeles region with closer access to those markets, providing increased competition with Lázaro Cárdenas.[5]

Lázaro Cárdenas is the terminus of the Salamanca-Lazaro Cardenas gas pipeline.[6]

Statistics

In 2012, the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas handled 30,671,996 tonnes of cargo and 1,242,777 TEU's, making the busiest cargo port in Mexico and one of the largest container ports in the country.[2]

General statistics between 2001 - 2007[7]
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
RoRo (nr of automobiles) 0 24,923 88,669 114,276 112,457
Liquid bulk* 932,000 919,000 1,281,000 1,841,000 2,275,000
Dry bulk* 10,165,000 12,940,000 13,895,000 11,234,000 5,804,000
Break bulk* 2,910,000 2,785,000 2,587,000 2,719,000 1,809,000
Containers (TEU's) 43,445 132,479 160,696 270,240 524,791
Containers* 323,000 1,030,000 1,159,000 1,544,000 4,240,000
Total*' 14,330,000 17,674,000 18,992,000 17,693,000 20,860,647
* figures in tonnes

Terminals

The port of Lázaro Cárdenas[8] has both public and private terminals specialised in:

Public terminals[8]

Private terminals[8]

References
  1. "UNLOCODE (MX) - Mexico". service.unece.org. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "Monthly Statistical Report, Cargo, Ships and Passengers" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  3. "Why Mexican drug-traffickers started smuggling iron ore to China". www.economist.com. The Economist. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. "Competitive Factors for US Midwest Markets". 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  5. "About the Port" (in Spanish). 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  6. "Mexico Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines". Theodora.com. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  7. "Movimiento Portuario - Historico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  8. "Terminals and Facilities". 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
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