SOURCES:

HTTP://MEXICONEWSDAILY.COM/NEWS/CAPACITY-WAY-UP-AT-LAZARO-CARDENAS-PORT/

HTTP://WWW.SEATRADE-MARITIME.COM/NEWS/AMERICAS/MEXICAN-PRESID -

ENT-AND-DANISH-PM-INAUGURATE-APMT-LAZARO-CARDENAS-TERMINAL.HTML

HTTPS://WWW.WSJ.COM/ARTICLES/TODAYS-TOP-SUPPLY-CHAIN-AND-LOGISTICS-NEWS-FROM-WSJ-1492424864

HTTPS://WWW.WSJ.COM/ARTICLES/TRUMPS-TRADE-PLANS-SPELL-UNCERTAINTY-FOR-MEXICAN-PORT-1492340405

HTTP://WWW.HELLENICSHIPPINGNEWS.COM/APM-TERMINALS-LAZA -

RO-CARDENAS-LATIN-AMERICAS-LARGEST-SEMI-AUTOMATED-TERMINAL-WILL-OFFER-A-NEW-GATEWAY-FOR-TRADE-BETWEEN-

MEXICO-A-CORE-GROWTH-MARKET-AND-THE-REST-OF-THE-WORLD/

THE OCCASION WAS MARKED BY THE ATTENDANCE OF

THEY BOTH REAFFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE BOTH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES PLACE ON GLOBAL TRADE.

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THE NEW TERMINAL AT LÁZARO CÁRDENAS IS THE FIRST OF A THREE-PHASE EXPANSION AT THE PORT. THE TOTAL COST IS ESTIMATED AT $900 MILLION US WHEN FULLY COMPLETED IN 10 YEARS.

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MAJOR IMPORTERS SUCH AS WAL-MART STORES INC.,

AND TARGET CORP. SEE LÁZARO CÁRDENAS AS A KEY LINK BETWEEN ASIA’S FACTORIES& MEXICO’S GROWING MIDDLE CLASS .

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AROUND $533 MILLION US WAS INVESTED IN THE PROJECT,

INCREASING THE PORT’S CAPACITY FROM 27 MILLION TO

49 MILLION TONNES.

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THE NEW TERMINAL FEATURES

TOWERING 300-FOOT-TALL SHIP-TO-SHORE CRANES THAT CAN SPAN THE LARGEST CONTAINER SHIPS CURRENTLY PLYING ROUTES BETWEEN ASIA TO NORTH AMERICA.

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THE TERMINAL IS CURRENTLY PERFORMING

30% ABOVE EXPECTATIONSIN TERMS OF CONTAINER TURNAROUND TIMES IN MARCH.

IT’S EXPECTED TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES PER CONTAINER BY 20%

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AT 5 MILLION CONTAINERS PER YEAR, MEXICO HANDLES THE THIRD HIGHEST NUMBER OF CONTAINERS IN LATIN AMERICA BEHIND BRAZIL WITH 9 MILLION AND PANAMA WITH 7 MILLION .

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MEXICO CONTINUES ITS RISE AS AN IMPORTANT GLOBAL LOGISTICAL HUB WITH THE

OPENING OF A NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL AT THE LÁZARO CÁRDENAS PORT,

EARLIER THIS MONTH. THERE ARE TEN REASONS WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO

COMPANIES WITH SUPPLY CHAINS IN SOUTH AMERICA.

10REASONS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW LÁZARO CÁRDENAS PORT

THE CRANES CAN PLUCK TWO CONTAINERS AT A TIME FROM SHIPS,

THEN DEPOSIT THEM IN PILES. ROBOTIC STACKING CRANES THAT RUN ON ELECTRICITY , RATHER THAN THE USUAL DIESEL.

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INFOGRAPHIC CREATED BY

WE LOVE TO PUT ORDER IN YOUR CHAOS. MORAI LOGISTICS INC. IS A 3RD PARTY LOGISTICS PROVIDER WITH AN OPERATING AGENCY AGREEMENT

REPRESENTING MODE TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE A POWERHOUSE LOGISTICS TEAM BASED IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA AND DO BUSINESS

THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING MEXICO. OUR TEAM IS DEDICATED TO OUR TERRIFIC CLIENTS AND WE STRIVE TO TAKE THE CHAOS

OUT OF YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN. WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT TO DO EXCEPTIONAL WORK WITH REMARKABLE PEOPLE AND COMPANIES!

LÁZARO CÁRDENAS IS MEXICO’S

BUSIEST PORT AND IS CONSIDERED ONE OF LATIN AMERICA’S

MOST IMPORTANT . WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS, IT’LL ALSO BE THE CONTINENT’S

MOST MODERN PORT .

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THE FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO EMPLOY ABOUT 550 PEOPLE — OR 250 FEWER THAN A SIMILAR-SIZE TERMINAL WITHOUT AUTOMATION — WHICH MAKES FOR 8

FEWER ACCIDENTS

AND LOWER CONTAINERHANDLING COSTS BY 20%

MEXICO

PANAMA

BRAZIL

ACCORDING TO THE WORLD BANK, MEXICO’S IMPORTS HAVE GROWN MORE THAN

30% SINCE 2010. CONTAINER VOLUMES ARE ALSO UP 60% IN JUST THE LAST THREE

YEARS. THESE STATISTICS, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT IT HAS MORE THAN 45 FREE

TRADE AGREEMENTS, IS THE REASON BEHIND MEXICO’S METEORIC RISE AS AN

IMPORTANT GLOBAL LOGISTICAL HUB

PRESIDENT ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO

DANISH PRIME MINISTER LARS LOKKE RASMUSSEN

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