2019 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers
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Mexico & Central America

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Port of Altamira Altamira, Tamaulipas container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk 820,092 21,800,000
Port of Chiapas Tapachula, Chiapas NA 54,308 NA
Port of Coatzacoalcos Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz container 19,122 26,400,000
Port of Dos Bocas Dos Bocas, Tabasco container NA 31,100,000
Port of Ensenada Ensenada, Baja California NA 272,258 NA
Port of Guaymas Guaymas, Sonora container 28,971 NA
Port of Lázaro Cárdenas Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk 1,314,798 31,184,989
Port of Manzanillo Manzanillo, Colima container, passenger 3,078,505 NA
Port of Mazatlán Mazatlán, Sinaloa NA 48,199 1,207,950
Port of Progreso Progreso, Yucatán NA 110,000 NA
Port of Salina Cruz Salina Cruz, Oaxaca NA 2,857 NA
Port of Tampico Tampico, Tamaulipas NA 4,753 7,500,000
Port of Tuxpan Tuxpan, Veracruz NA 11,835 13,300,000
Port of Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz NA 902,520 26,500,000
Puerto Morelos Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo NA 9,423 NA
Port of Acajutla Acajutla, El Salvador container 209,903 NA
Port of Almirante Almirante, Panama NA 20,420 NA
Port of Arlen Siu-El Rama Arlen Siu/El Rama, Nicaragua NA 7,058 NA
Port of Balboa Balboa, Panama container, dry bulk, passenger 2,986,617 NA
Port of Belize Belize City, Belize container, heavy lift, passenger 44,381 935,910
Port of Caldera Caldera, Costa Rica NA 289,582 NA
Port of Colón Colón, Panama container, passenger 2,579,977 NA
Port of Corinto Corinto, Nicaragua container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passenger 165,463 NA
Port of Cristóbal Cristóbal, Panama container 1,311,232 NA
Port of Limón-Moín Limón-Moín, Costa Rica container, passenger 1,199,628 NA
Port of Puerto Barrios Puerto Barrios, Guatemala container 455,973 NA
Port of Puerto Castillo Puerto Castillo, Honduras container 119,251 NA
Port of Puerto Cortes Puerto Cortes, Honduras container 642,218 NA
Port of Puerto Quetzal Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala container 367,239 NA
Port of San Lorenzo San Lorenzo, Honduras container 35,824 NA
Port of Santo Tomás de Castilla Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala container 566,539 NA
PSA Panama International Terminal PSA - Panama Int'l Terminals, Panama container 81,563 NA
Extras
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Global Freight News
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Shipping Giant MSC Vows to Fight ‘Excessive’ $63M FMC Fine

The world’s largest container carrier will push back against a proposed U.S. government fine that would rank among the stiffest penalties handed down by the Washington regulator.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
April 10, 2024
Business, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Eyes Record High

Wall Street investors are finally doing what analysts have been recommending all along: buying Amazon.com Inc.

Subrat Patnaik | Bloomberg News
April 8, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Cargo Ship Rams Into It

BALTIMORE — A containership lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early March 26, causing the span to buckle into the river below. Six people were missing.

Lea Skene | Associated Press
March 26, 2024
Business, Safety, Private, Global Freight, TCA

Amazon Reports ‘Measurable Progress’ on Worker Safety

Amazon’s safety data shows a decline in its warehouse injury rate in 2023, marking an improvement for the second consecutive year, but critics disagree with how the company measures safety.

Lauren Rosenblatt | The Seattle Times
March 18, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Hapag-Lloyd Warns of Further Earnings Decline in 2024

Following a slump in profits in 2023, German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd expects earnings to decline again in 2024.

dpa | Hamburg, Germany
March 14, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Global Freight

Houthi Missile Damages MSC Containership in Gulf of Aden

Houthi militants attacked and damaged a Swiss-owned container vessel on March 4 in the Gulf of Aden, as the Iran-backed group continues to roil shipping in the region.

March 5, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Norfolk Southern Urges Shareholders to Reject Takeover Plan

OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern wants its shareholders to back its current management team and strategy and reject a bid from a group of investors seeking to take control of the railroad.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
February 27, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Port of Baltimore Hit Cargo Record Last Year

The Port of Baltimore hit records for handling cargo last year, state officials said, showing a rebound from global supply chain difficulties and disruptions during the pandemic.

Lorraine Mirabella | The Baltimore Sun
February 26, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Private, Global Freight

Investors Flee Tumbling EV Upstarts

Investors have all but thrown in the towel on shares of EV startups Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group. 

Esha Day | Bloomberg News
February 26, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Southwest Airlines Ground Workers Reach Deal for Pay Bump

Southwest Airlines has reached a contract with its ramp, operations, provisioning and freight agents that’ll give workers an average pay increase of over 18%.

Alexandra Skores | The Dallas Morning News
February 23, 2024
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