PORT: Puerto Madero

COUNTRY: Mexico

CODE: MXPMD

1. LOCATION: On the southern end of the west coast of Mexico.

2. OVERVIEW: Puerto Madero is one of 16 deepwater ports in Mexico servicing Chiapas state. Its facilities include the multipurpose terminal, container terminal, bulk agricultural terminal and fishing piers.

3. MAXIMUM SIZE:

Passenger:  115,000 d.w.t., draft 10.06 m. (33 ft.).

Ro-Ro:  30,000 d.w.t., draft 10.06 m. (33 ft.).

Bulk:  30,000 d.w.t., draft 10.06 m. (33 ft.).

Tankers:  Draft 9.75 m.

4. TRAFFIC: Cargoes handled include bananas, bulk cargo (barium, magnetite, ilmenite, cement, fertiliser, iron ore), bulk grain (corn, soya beans and wheat), cattle, coffee, petroleum products, Ro-Ro, scrap, steel (plate, rod and pipe), timber and tuna fish and also cruise vessels.

5. PILOTAGE: Compulsory within the port limits.

6. TUGS: No information available.

7. BERTHS:

Berth	Length	Draft	Cargo
	(m.)	(m.)
Multi-purpose	150	9.75	Bulk, bulk liquids, break bulk, general, reefer, Ro-Ro
Container	250	9.75	Containers, Ro-Ro, project
Cruise	151	9.75	Cruise vessels, lay-by
Tanker	49		Bulk liquids
Fish Port:
West	74		Fishing boats
Central	76		Fishing boats
East	80		Fishing boats

 

8. CRANES: 1 Mobile Gottwald crane 74-104 tons.

9. WASTE DISPOSAL: No information available.

10. SLOPS DISPOSAL:  No information available.

11. WATER: Available at berths.

12. FUEL: Available in small quantities via pipeline, average supply 50 cu.m.

13. CHANDLERY: No information available.

14. CONTACT: Administracion Portuaria Integral de Puerto Madero, Edificio Operativo, Recinto Fiscal S/N, Puerto Chiapas, Muelle Fiscal, Tapachula, CP 30830, Chiapas, Mexico. Tel: +52 (962) 628 6841. http://www.puertochiapas.com.mx