The Port of Lazaro Cardenas (LCT), the largest Mexican container port, launched routes to Vietnam and Chile on June 21 which will save up from 13 to 18 days of transit.
Mexico opens new sea route to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
Mexico (VNA) – The Port of Lazaro Cardenas (LCT), the largest Mexican container port, launched routes to Vietnam and Chile on June 21 which wܫill save up from 13 to 18 days of transit.
According to Alfredco Huesca, the LCT general manager, the sea routes will be operated through an alliance between TradeLink Pacifico and Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) rail companies.
Export from Houston, the United States, to Vietnam will be transported to Lazaro Cardenas by train before en route to Vietnam by sea, Huesca said, adding that this way is at least 18 days faster than traditional routes through Long Beach or Panama Canal.
The new route from Houston to the port of San Antonio, Chile that passes through Lazaro Cardenas will cut the days of transit by 13 to 5 days and save the cost of transfer up to 10 percent compared to that through Panama Canal.
Lazaro Cardenas, one of the largest seaports in the Pacific Ocean basin, is operated by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). It is the largest container port in Mexico in terms of capacity and efficiency with a modern infrastructure that enables the movement of two million TEUs in an area of 76 hectares.-VNA
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Mexico opens new sea route to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
