Punta Colonet seaport planned for Baja California
Punto Colonet,Mexico,_ The Mexican government has plans underway to build a $4 billion seaport expected to compete and dominate the western cargo shipping market. A partnership, blessed by the government, is on the offing to finance what is expected to become one of the largest shipping ports on the west coast.
There have been previous attempts and this one has had some pauses as well but this one, joined by financier Carlos Slim, is believed to have the legs to run itself into success.
There are and will be environmental concerns but the economy will get its fair share in order to improve Mexico’s trading position and the financial outlooks for its people. For their part skeptics have named it the “Punta de illusion”. The group that wins the contract is expected to invest $4 billion early in the project. The U.S. connection route will largely depend on which railroad company joins the team. The eventual port project will be the size of L.A.-Long Beach which handles nearly 16 million containers. Requests for proposals will go out this June with the selection expected within the year. Project completion is scheduled for 2014.
*photo courtesy of Bajainsider.com
I have to object to you stealing my map without giving credit to the BajaInsider.
The port will not likely benefit Mexico at all, as it is turely designed to provide cheap Chinese goods to the US market. Ports cause extensive pollution, create an unappealing environment for habitat and will provide an indelible scar on a the beautiful landscape of Baja California. It’s just Americans exporting their dirty laundry to their less fortuante cousins in Mexico.
Tomas Zyber, I apoligize for not giving proper credit on the photo, however I haven’t been working with this theme for too long and an having trouble formatting the story and a photo credit. But I will make the change, and thank you for your comment.
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The map shows the Sea of Cortez being east of Mexicali. East of Mexicali is Arizona. The Sea of Cortez is about 60 miles south. The map fails to show the proximity/relationship between Punta Colonet and south west Arizona. This is the trade corridor that is being considered. The bottom line is that the seaports on the west coast of the U.S. are jammed. Our (US/Mexico) “rivers of trade” need room to expand. The rail infrastructure in Mexico is mostly Laredo south. That traffic is huge and drives jobs in Mexico. It is up to all stakeholders to work cooperatively to “do it right” in terms of the environment.