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SSA’s Lazaro Cardenas begins vehicle handling operationsSSA’s Lazaro Cardenas begins vehicle handling operations

SSA’s Port of Lazar Cardenas, Mexico began vehicle handling operations at the earlier this month.

Michele Labrut, Americas Correspondent

October 21, 2013

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Vehicles manufactured in Mexico were loaded for export to Latin American destinations aboard the NYK Line vessel, Talia.

There are plans to construct and operate a major ro-ro facility at Lazaro Cardenas. The new terminal will be one-of-a-kind in Mexico, offering 500 m of waterfront, two berthing positions dedicated to ro-ro vessels, 42 hectares of storage yard and vehicle services.

It is an important step on the modernisation process of the port of Lazaro Cardenas. The port specialised automobile terminal will serve as the centre of Mexico’s vehicle handling operations as well as a hub for this activity along the Pacific Coast.

SSA Mexico is a subsidiary of SSA Marine and handles approximately 22m teu per year at its marine and rail terminal operations. SSA Marine is present in more than 120 locations worldwide, including the US, Canada, Panama, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Vietnam and South Africa.

About the Author

Michele Labrut

Americas Correspondent

Michèle Labrut is a long-time Panama resident, a journalist and correspondent, and has continuously covered the maritime sector of Central & Latin America.

Michèle first came to Panama as a press attaché to the French Embassy and then returned to the isthmus as a foreign correspondent in the 1980s.

Author of Seatrade Maritime's annual Panama Maritime Review magazine and of several books, Michèle also wrote for Time magazine, The Miami Herald, NBC News and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She has also collaborated in making several documentaries for the BBC and European and U.S. television networks.

Michèle's profession necessitates a profound knowledge of the country, but her acumen is not from necessity alone, but a genuine passion for Panama.

In 2012 she was awarded the Order of Merit (Knight grade) by the French Government for her services to international journalism and in 2021 the upgrade to Chevalier grade.

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