Month after month, the Administration of the National Port System (ASIPONA) in Tampico reported an increase in cargo movements from 60 vessels received in January to 88 at the end of April.
At the beginning of the year, in a record vessel arrival, the Port of Tampico received 33 commercial cargoes and 27 barrels of oil, while in the interval in April 60 commercial cargoes and 28 barrels of oil rose.
At the end of April, the movement of goods reached 697 thousand tons of 326 tons, of which 242 thousand 559 tons are to be exported and 228 thousand 8344 tons are to be imported, in January they added only 606 thousand 775 tons, of which 356 tons. 777 thousand tons for exporting and 146 thousand 81 tons for importing.
Cumulatively from January to April 2023, the movement of goods reached 2 million 611 thousand 049; The breakdown was one million 331 thousand 240 tons of export and 864 thousand 767 tons of import.
By type of goods, the Oil and Derivatives category is the one that has grown the most, because in January it reported a total of 370 thousand 587 tons, while in February it fell to 355 thousand 718 tons; in March it had a recovery and reached 386 thousand 032 tons; and in April the interval reached 333 thousand 331 tons, with which the accumulated 1 million 125 thousand 778 reached.
The volume of mineral transport is the second most important, because in January it reached 112 thousand 177 tons, in February it reached 117 thousand 144 tons, and in March it had 129 thousand 8 tons, and in April it added 156 thousand 687 tons. by which it was reached in 2023, 85,000,323,000 tons.
For general transport, ASIPONA Tampico reported a movement of 75,353 tons in January, in February it reached 101,277 tons and in March it fell to 98,854 tons, while in April it recovered a little and added 101,139 tons. 623 tons four months.
In the balance of the first four months of the period 2023, the port of Tampico reported an average growth of 13%, with the largest movements in general merchandise, bulk minerals, and oil and derivatives.
On the other hand, the General Agricultural Goods is the one that represents a significant contraction when in January it barely reached 15 thousand tons, in February it reached 35 thousand 006 tons and in March it fell to 13 thousand 589 tons, when it was reported in April. no tons, whereas this year they had scarcely reached 63,000,850 tons.
In the same way, the item of moving Fluid Movement low continuous tons, 13,962 tons announced in January; 8 thousand 366 tons in February; 10 thousand 885 tons rose in March and fell to 6 thousand 833 tons in April, with which until 2023 the cumulative registered only 39 thousand 846 tons until 2023.
It is worth noting that the Port of Tampico is one of the main ports on the eastern coast of Mexico, being the point of entry and exit for mining products, petrochemicals, agricultural bulk, mineral bulk, structures and oversized steel, among other industries. products
The Tampico National Port System Administration offers regular shipping line services that connect it with more than 100 countries around the world, including ports in Canada, the United States, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Venezuela, Europe, Australia and Singapore.
In the process of expanding, the Port of Tampico has 44 kilometers of water frontage on both banks of the Panuco River and there are privately owned terminals for the handling of bulk mineral liquids and oil, as well as oversized bulk agricultural cargo; cashier service and boat repair.
ASIPONA Tampico has a great activity in the construction of marine platforms for the oil industry, being the national leader in this field, for which it has built several specialized companies, promoting the generation of jobs, with specialized work, causing a significant economic benefit in the region.
Omar Reyes
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