Guaymas Port Expansion to Start in 2026 With MX$130 Billion

President Claudia Sheinbaum says a new wave of private investment worth MX$130 billion (US$7.50 billion) will kick off in the 1Q26 as part of the Port of Guaymas expansion led by the Mexican Navy (SEMAR), after authorities and investors resolved pending issues tied to a key pipeline connection.  

A central pillar of the Guaymas package is a planned liquefied natural gas terminal promoted by AMIGO LNG, which local officials say will begin construction activity in March 2026 and is designed to position Guaymas as a strategic energy and trade node on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Back in August MBN reported, COMSA Marine was awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the marine facilities of the AMIGO LNG export terminal. The joint venture between Epcilon LNG and LNG Alliance is developing the 7.8Mt/y liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. In September, Honeywell announced its modular liquefied natural gas (LNG) pretreatment technology and Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSS) will be used at the AMIGO LNG export terminal in Guaymas, Sonora. The project is a joint venture between Texas-based Epcilon LNG LLC and Singapore-based LNG Alliance Pte Ltd, MBN reports.

As outlined during the visit, the project roadmap also includes a new pipeline running from Hermosillo to Guaymas to move natural gas sourced from Texas, enabling both exports to Asia and coastal redistribution (“cabotage”) toward southern Mexico, including efforts to strengthen the Port of Chiapas and related development corridors.  

Port authorities described four parallel project tracks: a US$6.8 billion LNG terminal; a containers and multi-use terminal program; modernization works connected to Grupo México; and additional upgrades supported by private operators, including mineral-handling capacity expansion.

Within that buildout, the multi-use terminal push is already being formalized through concessions. In late 2025, ASIPONA Guaymas awarded the multipurpose terminal concession to SSA Mexico, under an 18-year framework aligned to the port’s 2022–2027 master plan. The concession covers about 106,000 square meters, including an initial berth development and container yard, and includes plans for new ship-to-shore cranes to lift efficiency and connectivity.  

State officials framed Guaymas as a complementary outlet that can help decongest Pacific trade and support mining exports, while also creating a new lane for vehicles and containers that could partially relieve pressure on Port of Lázaro Cárdenas.

Governor of Sonora Alfonso Durazo says that Guaymas modernization is part of an integrated state strategy that ties ports to highways and border infrastructure, pointing to new road links such as the Bavispe-Nuevo Casas Grandes corridor and additional trade-enabling works. He also announced a MX$300 million (US$17.31 million) allocation approved for a new customs facility in San Luis Río Colorado.

According to the event briefing shared by port stakeholders, the private investment envelope totals roughly MX$131 billion (US$7.56 billion) and is expected to generate 11,640 jobs across the portfolio of port, energy, and logistics projects.

Beyond Guaymas, authorities opened the first stage of the elevated viaduct in Tijuana, inaugurated a maritime traffic control center in Ensenada, and presented a justice plan for agricultural workers in San Quintin. In Sonora, Sheinbaum also attended the controlled sinking of the former ship “Corrientes” in the Bay of San Carlos to strengthen the state’s artificial reef system and tourism offering.  

The Guaymas expansion is unfolding alongside the federal port modernization agenda previously presented for six strategic ports nationwide, combining MX$55.2 billion in public funding and MX$241 billion in private capital to upgrade maritime competitiveness and logistics infrastructure, with Guaymas seeing MX$40.7 billion in private investment MBN reports.