Inland Port Sports an Enviable Bag of Tools

Guanajuato Inland Port has an enviable bag of tools that have helped it build a level of operational excellence unique in Latin America and Mexico. In building Guanajuato Inland Port, the local government and the private sector joined forces to boost the central Mexico region, promote competition and create prosperity. Strategically located in the heart of the country, the port is considered among the most important logistics and business platforms in the region. The development is on 1,200ha and in only 10 years it has attracted over 100 companies. This has ensured an investment of more than US$3.5 billion that has generated more than 16,000 jobs. The industrial park is wedged between Leon and Silao. A unique logistics hub, it grants a safe and convenient location to companies entering Mexico. The port’s mission is to facilitate business and exports through a logistics system based on quality and excellence.

The Inland Port has Strategic Zones that are designed to maximize the efficiency of operational logistics. Within these Zones are four industrial parks, Santa Fe I, Santa Fe II, Santa Fe III and Santa Fe IV. They seamlessly bring together companies like Volkswagen, Nestlé Purina, Nivea, Grupo Coqueta, Hino Motors and KYB. Each park is equipped with infrastructure for industrial operators, logistics businesses and manufacturing companies. Organismos de Guanajuato Puerto Interior GPI, offers legal certainty and representation to the port’s companies. Puerto Interior also is the only industrial park in Mexico that comes with functional educational facilities designed to meet the needs of the industry. The Guanajuato campus of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) has an interdisciplinary engineering department that offers degrees related to industrial engineering and entrepreneurship.

The port’s developers included Guanajuato’s first aerospace park to attract companies in an industry that is expected to grow considerably. These include parts manufacturers, maintenance businesses and research centers. The port’s logistics services go above and beyond national standards, including a nonstop service to Chicago and strong exporting mechanisms. In 2015, its Ferromex station achieved an operational benchmark of over 26,000 containers. The Strategic Zones equally prioritize security, the needs of the surrounding communities and the provision of commercial services. An economic launch pad for parks and industrial corridors in Guanajuato, the port has quickly become an investment magnet in Mexico.