Lazaro Cardenas
MXLZC
OVERVIEW:
Sheltered deep-water port with 4,158 m. of quay. Port is multipurpose and handles
dry and liquid bulk, containers, general cargo and tankers. It is currently the only
port in Mexico capable of berthing 7th generation container ships up to 12,500 TEU
capacity or displacement 165,000 tonnes
LOCATION:
In the Balsas Delta between Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Bay and Playa Azul Bay on the Pacific
coast, 272 km. from Morelia, the state capital.
PORT LIMITS:
Within limits of anchorage area. Pilotage limits 1 n.m. to seaward of breakwaters.
Also see
Anchorages.
DOCUMENTS:
See
General - Documents before first Mexico port.
ISPS COMPLIANCE:
Port is compliant.
MAX. SIZE:
Displacement 180,000 tonnes, 150,000 d.w.t., LOA 310 m., depth 16.0 m.
Bulk:
Draft 16.5 m.
Containers:
Depth 14.93 m.
Ro-Ro:
Depth 11.60 m.
Tankers:
Depth 13.11 m.
DENSITY:
Average 1017.
RESTRICTIONS:
Berthing/departure throughout 24 hours. No restrictions on arrival or departure, except
for LPG…
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