The Lázaro Cárdenas Port Community presented a portfolio of major expansion and modernisation investments totalling more than US$ 734 million at its 14th Business Meeting, reinforcing the port’s position as a strategic logistics platform with world-class infrastructure and significant capacity for further growth.
The largest single investment is Hutchison Ports’ Specialized Container Terminal I, valued at USD 235 million, incorporating digitalization, automation and planning optimisation to raise service levels and operational efficiency.
APM Terminals completed Phase II of its terminal expansion at a cost of US$ 140 million, bringing capacity to up to 2 million TEUs, and has commenced Phase III with an investment of US$ 350 million.
The Phase III expansion will extend the dock and container yard and will operate on 100 percent renewable energy from 2026, enabling a reduction of 6,500 tonnes of CO₂ annually.
Ultratug Mexico is also renewing its tugboat fleet with investments exceeding US$ 9 million.
Completed sustainable infrastructure projects at the port include a coastal shipping dock and a multipurpose terminal, both designed to reduce the carbon footprint by optimising logistics flows, decreasing land transport requirements and improving cargo mobility efficiency.
Operational performance in the first quarter of 2026 was strong across key segments. Total commercial cargo handled reached 7.4 million tonnes, a 32% increase, maintaining Lázaro Cárdenas’s leading national position in this category.
Containerised cargo reached 685,055 TEUs, a 15% increase year-on-year. In the automotive sector, 133,427 units were handled in the first quarter, placing the port second nationally by market share, with full-year growth of 19% projected to reach 2,616,770 units.
The port maintains connections with more than 150 ports worldwide and a dominant trade relationship with Asia, which accounts for more than 80 percent of containerised cargo movement, complemented by multimodal rail and road connectivity to Mexico’s and North America’s principal production and consumption centres.
