To consolidate cargo movement in Mexico’s most important port, Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s business unit operating at the Port of Manzanillo, is adding four new state-of-the-art rubber tired gantries (RTG) worth $8 Million to its landside equipment fleet .

The new RTGs will speed up container loading and unloading times at the terminal as part of the company’s commitment to expand the port's capacity.

“With the integration of these RTGs, in addition to the four that we received in the beginning of 2022, we will double our capacity to move cargo–especially by rail–thus adapting to the requirements of the market and our clients,” says José Antonio Contreras, CMSA chief executive officer.

The RTGs, on top of the company's USD230 million investment in infrastructure and equipment, the construction of a new exclusive access road to the northern zone of the port and the arrival of the new x-ray equipment for Customs, will "consolidate and make the operation of our terminal in Manzanillo more efficient”, he stressed.

Streamlining CMSA’s operations at the Port of Manzanillo is vital to ensure to the seamless transit of cargo from all over Mexico because the port is the preferred gateway to the Pacific coast for shippers from Asia.

In June 2010, ICTSI signed a 34-year concession for the development and operation of the Second Specialized Container Terminal (TEC-II) at the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico.

ICTSI established a subsidiary, Contecon Manzanillo SA de CV to operate the Port of Manzanillo.

Ideally located to serve the growing Asian trade, CMSA is Mexico's gateway to the Pacific coast and is close to major consumer markets, such as Mexico City and the country's largest industrial areas.