Lázaro Cárdenas reports 17.48m tonnes handled to end of July 2026

The Port of Lázaro Cárdenas handled 17.48 million tonnes of commercial cargo by the end of July 2026, a rise of 14 per cent on the same period a year earlier, Port Technology International reported on 27 August 2026.

The increase was recorded across the reported period alongside 1,049 vessel arrivals, according to the Port Technology International item. The figure underscores stronger throughput at the terminal during the first half of the year and into July.

Containerised shipments made up 49 per cent of the reported volume, with mineral bulk accounting for a further 36 per cent. The source provided these proportions as the principal components of the port’s traffic mix for the period reported.

Port Technology International published the figures in a short market note that presented the headline tonnage and vessel call statistics without further operational detail. The item reiterated the aggregate throughput total and the year‑on‑year percentage increase.

Cargo composition

Nearly half of the reported tonnage was containerised freight, reflecting the port’s ongoing role in handling box traffic. Mineral bulk constituted over a third of the reported volume, marking the secondary share of the cargo mix disclosed in the report.

Vessel activity

The port recorded 1,049 vessel arrivals over the reporting window cited by Port Technology International. The arrival count was supplied alongside the tonnage total as the principal measure of port activity in the brief report.

Port Technology International’s summary did not supply further breakdowns of commodities, carrier lines, terminal performance metrics or month‑by‑month comparisons, limiting interpretation to the headline tonnage, the stated proportional split between containerised and mineral bulk cargo, and the number of vessel calls. These three data points form the basis of the published assessment of the port’s traffic for the period to the end of July 2026.

Readers should note the timing and scope of the figures as presented by the source: the published item carries the date 27 August 2026 and describes the aggregate throughput to the end of July 2026. The report therefore covers the ports’ activity through the first seven months of the year as the source framed it.