MEXICO OPENS NEW SEA ROUTE TO VN

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

Source: VGP