After tepid growth in 2023, Mexico’s container ports experienced a surge in traffic in January, and there are concerns that continuing growth will strain capacity.
Container throughput increased 20% over December for Mexico’s top 18 ports, to 728,116 teu.
The growth was led by the main Pacific gateways, with both Lazaro Cardenas and Manzanillo handling record volumes: the former registered 41.2% growth; while Manzanillo’s throughput rose 13.8%.
On the Gulf of Mexico, the …
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