Logistics infrastructure in Mexico
Mexico — Ports
Mexico has 33 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
33
Total
14
Very small
10
Small
7
Medium
Container throughput
8,307,884 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
189.4
Container terminals
18
Maritime territory (EEZ)
3,187,013 km²
Most connected
- 1Manzanillo287.9
- 2Lazaro Cardenas264.8
- 3Veracruz200.0
- 4Altamira175.8
- 5Ensenada127.0
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1Progreso20 m
- 2Manzanillo15.5 m
- 3Veracruz14 m
- 4Altamira12.5 m
- 5San Miguel De Cozumel12.5 m
Best equipped
- 1Manzanillo6 / 6
- 2Progreso5 / 6
- 3Veracruz5 / 6
- 4Coatzacoalcos5 / 6
- 5Salina Cruz5 / 6
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| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProgresoMXPGO | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 20 m | 7.9 m | 11 m | Fair | CranesRepairsBunker |
| ManzanilloMXZLO | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 15.5 m | 15.5 m | 14 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| VeracruzMXVER | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 14 m | 24 m | 11 m | Good | RepairsBunkerDry dock |
| AltamiraMXATM | Very Small | River (Basins) | 12.5 m | 18 m | 11 m | Poor | CranesRepairs |
| San Miguel De CozumelMXCZM | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 12.5 m | 11 m | 14 m | Fair | — |
| TopolobampoMXTPB | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 12.5 m | 14 m | 11 m | Excellent | RepairsBunker |
| CoatzacoalcosMXCOA | Small | River (Natural) | 11.2 m | — | 9.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| EnsenadaMXESE | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 4.9 m | 7.9 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| MazatlanMXMZT | Medium | River (Natural) | 11 m | 18.6 m | 11 m | Good | RepairsBunker |
| PichilingueMXPIC | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 11 m | 9.4 m | Good | RepairsBunker |
| Puerto VallartaMXPVR | Small | River (Basins) | 11 m | 17.1 m | 9.4 m | Good | Bunker |
| Salina CruzMXSCX | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 6.4 m | 9.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| TampicoMXTAM | Medium | River (Natural) | 11 m | 11 m | 7.9 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Lazaro CardenasMXLZC | Small | River (Basins) | 9.4 m | 23.2 m | 12.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| NanchitalMXNAN | Very Small | River (Natural) | 9.4 m | — | 7.9 m | Excellent | RepairsBunker |
| Santa RosaliaMXSRL | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 9.4 m | 23.2 m | 6.4 m | Fair | Repairs |
| GuaymasMXGYM | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 7.9 m | 14 m | 11 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| MinatitlanMXMTT | Very Small | River (Natural) | 7.9 m | — | — | Excellent | RepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Puerto MaderoMXPMD | Very Small | River (Basins) | 7.9 m | 11 m | 15.5 m | Fair | RepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Dos Bocas TerminalMXDBT | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 4.9 m | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | Poor | CranesRepairs |
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