SCT Will Expand Infraestructura Of Lazaro Cardenas Port

SCT will expand infrastructure of Lazaro Cardenas Port

15/12/2010 20:46
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The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) awarded the land where the second phase of the Specialized Container Terminal I (TEC I) of Lazaro Cardenas Port will be developed.

$200 million dollars will be allocated for this project in a first phase to increase the terminal capacity at 400,000 20-foot containers (TEUs). This will allow reaching a capacity of 1’250,000 containers.

As part of the contract of Partial Cession of Rights that has the Port Authority Administration (API) of Lazaro Cardenas with the concessionaire, the SCT recently granted 28 hectares, where a 330-meter length quay will be constructed.

This expansion project, expected to be completed in October next year in its first phase, is part of the 2007-2012 National Infrastructure Program implemented by the Federal Government.

From January to October 2010, the port moved 658,119 TEUs, representing an increase of 38% over the same period last year, at the end of this year is expected to reach 784,000, informed the SCT.

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