This week, PortMiami and Grupo Mexico Transportes, which acquired Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway, were hosting 120 Mexican companies and government officials at Terminal E to promote PortMiami as a preferred gateway for Mexican products.
A spokesperson said: “We believe these efforts will make the new USMCA Highway a rail/water/rail route to avoid congestion and truck idling that products headed to Florida currently experience at the land border, since 97% of all Mexican cargo coming into Florida arrives through the border. Switching to rail and ocean transport saves time, money, and reduces emissions, especially as nearshoring is moving to Southern Mexico.”
For the 2022 fiscal year, PortMiami’s biggest overall trade partner continued to be China, with 118,658 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs), followed by Honduras with 90,502 TEUs, Dominican Republic with 73,782, Italy with 50,968 and Guatemala with 44,505, according to PIERS.
For imports, China remained at the top with 114,451 TEUs, followed by Honduras with 44,891 TEUs of imports, Italy with 44,873, Dominican Republic with 34,771, and Guatemala with 29,574. PortMiami’s biggest export partners were Honduras with 45,611 TEUs, Dominican Republic with 39,011, Jamaica with 22,114, El Salvador with 15,919, and Colombia with 15,437 exported.
Source: miamitodaynews.com
