Mexican ports transfer 11.1% more containers as of May 2022
During the first five months of this year, Mexican ports operated 3,381,276 20-foot containers (TEU), which translates into an increase of 11.1% compared to the same period in 2021, when they registered 3,044,021 TEU.
According to data from the Secretary of the Navy (Semar), imports amounted to 1,697,846 TEUs, an increase of 11.2% compared to 1,527,028 TEUs from January-May last year. In exports, 1,680,318 TEUs moved, with an increase of 10.9% based on 1,514,945 TEUs in the same year-on-year cycle.
Of the total, full containers reached 2,363,301 TEUs, this is 9.8% more compared to the previous 2,153,201 TEUs; while empty 1,017,975 TEUs were registered, with an increase of 14.3% compared to the previous 890,820 TEUs, according to statistics compiled by the General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine (CGPMM).
Manzanillo handled 1,399,405 TEUs (+2.1%); Lázaro Cárdenas 853,782 TEUs (+56.8%); Ensenada 174,442 TEUs (+20.7%); Chiapas 15,740 TEUs (-15.6%); Mazatlan 13,567 TEUs (-26.4%); Guaymas 5,090 TEUs (-35.9%); and, Salina Cruz 1,556 TEUs (+10.8%). Pichilingue reflects a movement of 3,970 TEUs.
On the other hand, the ports of the Gulf of Mexico handled 913,724 TEUs, which translates into a drop of 2.5% compared to 937,471 TEUs from January to May last year, based on Semar figures.
Veracruz transferred 470,998 TEUs (+2.4%); Altamira 334,543 TEUs (-8.8%); Progress 59,527 TEUs (-14.2%); Tuxpan 28,897 TEUs (+29.2%); Tampico 8,641 TEUs (-10.2%); Coatzacoalcos 8,326 TEUs (+23.5%); Puerto Morelos 2,589 TEUs (+8.3%); and, Dos Bocas, a single movement of 203 TEUs.
Source: Mexicoxport