Hutchison Ports EIT to Invest US$128 million in Ensenada
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Hutchison Ports EIT to Invest US$128 million in Ensenada

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Emilio Aristegui By Emilio Aristegui | Junior Journalist and Industry Analyst - Wed, 05/24/2023 - 16:34

Hutchison Ports EIT continues its strategic expansion of the Ensenada port, Baja California, as it aims to bring thousands of US cargo operations to the Mexican port.  

Hutchison Ports EIT announced a MX$2.3 billion (US$128 million) investment to expand its terminal. Due to growing demand in the region, the expansion of the port is necessary to comply with the forecasted operation increases for containerized cargo, explained Hutchison Ports EIT via a press release. “The expansion of the pier and yards of Hutchison Ports EIT will allow it to operate with a 602m dock and the productivity of a 17.30-hectare yard, with which it is projected to increase the terminal's capacity to 565,000 TEUs once the project is completed,” says Hutchison Ports EIT. 

The terminal has experienced growth since 2014, growing from 145,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) to 444,000 TEU in 2022. The company has received merchandise that was normally received at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach to the Ensenada port. Following its growth strategy, Hutchison Ports EIT updated its master plan for the EIT Multi-Use Terminal (TUM), which will incorporate 300m of quay for the operation of container ships, 4 hectares of container yard and 80m of wave deflection wall. All existing infrastructure will also be refurbished and adapted in accordance with the modernization of the terminal.

Works to expand the dock and yard began on Dec. 26, 2022, and are expected to be completed in 17 months.  Hutchison Ports EIT will invest in substructure, superstructure, electrical installations, dock accessories, fills to generate land affected by an increase in sea levels and paving works for the new patio areas.

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