Table 11-4b Top 20 Mexican Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Table 11-4b
Top 20 Mexican Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
(Thousands of metric tons)
| Port name | Total | Domestic | International | Containerized shipments (as percent of total tonnage) |
Number of vessel entrances/ clearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayo Arcas, Camp. | 31,471 | 4 | 31,467 | NA | 417 |
| Pajaritos, Ver. | 31,352 | 6,080 | 25,272 | NA | 954 |
| Dos Bocas, Tab. | 23,437 | 44 | 23,393 | NA | 1,145 |
| Salina Cruz, Oax. | 16,798 | 11,598 | 5,200 | 0.8 | 537 |
| Isla Cedros, B.C. | 14,784 | 7,509 | 7,275 | NA | 1,189 |
| Lázaro Cárdenas, Mich. | 12,007 | 3,721 | 8,286 | 0.8 | 425 |
| Manzanillo, Col. | 9,994 | 3,818 | 6,176 | 16.8 | 704 |
| Veracruz, Ver. | 9,917 | 631 | 9,286 | 23.2 | 1,396 |
| Tampico, Tamps. | 8,374 | 2,390 | 5,984 | 6.4 | 1,148 |
| Tuxpan, Ver. | 7,047 | 4,226 | 2,821 | 0.1 | 327 |
| Guerrero Negro, B.C.S. | 6,890 | 6,890 | N | NA | 1,077 |
| Guaymas, Son. | 5,660 | 2,453 | 3,207 | NA | 496 |
| Punta Venado, Q. Roo | 6,021 | NS | 6,021 | NA | 106 |
| Topolobampo, Sin. | 2,971 | 2,803 | 168 | NA | 247 |
| San Marcos, B.C.S. | 2,786 | 6 | 2,780 | NA | 308 |
| Rosarito, B.C. | 2,638 | 1,625 | 1,013 | NA | 99 |
| Coatzacoalcos, Ver. | 2,433 | 545 | 1,888 | NA | 287 |
| Altamira, Tamps. | 2,414 | 125 | 2,289 | 41.6 | 667 |
| Progreso, Yuc. | 2,322 | 947 | 1,375 | 3.7 | 462 |
| La Paz-Pichilingue, B.C.S. | 2,015 | 1,852 | 163 | NS | 600 |
| Subtotal-top 20 ports | 201,331 | 57,267 | 144,064 | 2.9 | 12,591 |
| Tonnage, total all Mexican water ports | 208,581 | 63,450 | 145,131 | NA | NA |
| Percent of tonnage of all Mexican water ports | 96.5 | 90.3 | 99.3 | 2.9 | NA |
KEY: N = Data are nonexistent. NA = Not applicable. NS = Not significant.
NOTE: Ports are ranked by total tonnage.
SOURCE: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Coordinación General de Puertos y Marina Mercante. Los Puertos Mexicanos en Cifras 1990-1996. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1997).