The shipping platform

Location: Lazaro Cardenas is situated between Acapulco and Manzanillo, approximately 150nm from each, at the Rio Balsas delta. General overview: The port serves a steel mill and an industrial complex, a naval base is also located at the port. Imports: Include pellets, pig iron, iron scrap, sulphur, phosphate rock, coke, grain and containers. Exports: Include iron plate, steel bars, stick, diammonium phosphate, super phosphate triple, containers. Traffic figures: Approx 18,990,000t of cargo and 160,700TEU handled annually. Load line zone: North Pacific Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Mar 1 to Jun 30 and Nov 1 to Nov 30, Summer Jul 1 to Oct 31 and Dec 1 to Feb 28/29. Max size: LOA 300m, beam 50m, draught 14.9m. Vessels with LOA over 230m only handled in daylight.