As it leaves from the activities of the First Forum of Consultation for the Modernization of Harbor Legal Reference, the 19 of January a visit was carried out to the facilities of the Harbor Industrial Complex of Altamira. The Ing. Alejandro Gochicoa Matienzo, general director of this port, received the participants of this forum, between those who honor the integral federal deputies of the Commission of Transport headed by the deputy Alejandro Delgado Oscoy, as well as executives and representatives of the harbor scope. The visit consisted of a presentation and a route by the facilities of the Port.

The terminal of multiple uses Infraestructura Portuaria Mexicana (IPM), pertaining to PINFRA Group received on February 9 of the present year, a modern crane Post Panamax of the Liebherr mark, for the handling of containers and heavy loads with a value superior to the 40 million weights. The equipment arrived at the port in the ship “Skalva” from Austria.

The Port of Altamira continues working in favor of the Community

March 7, 2008

With the purpose of obtaining a fortification of the actions in favor of the community, the Director of the Port of Altamira Ing. Alexandro Gochicoa Matienzo, received the pleasing visit in the facilities of this harbor administration, of the President of the DIF Altamira, Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey de Gil, to whom gave the welcome and explained the intense activity that is made in the port.

The Investments continue in Altamira

The First Plant Biorientada Polyester of Mexico is constructed

April 23, 2008

The General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine dependency of the Secretariat of Communications and Transports, through Integrated Port Administration of Altamira continues with the attraction of capitals in the south of Tamaulipas. In this occasion on April 23 the Port of Altamira was host of the ceremony of positioning of the “First Stone” of the company Flex Américas of Hindu origin, dedicated to the manufacture of bioriented polyester film.

Due to the importance in the logistic scope, the Port of Altamira was invited to the past participate in the "Expo Proveedor Industrial Matamoros 2008", the 22 and 23 of May in Mundo Nuevo Conventions Center, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, where they met more than 100 companies between suppliers of direct, indirect raw material and of services of the industry assembly plant, and the tractor, with companies from Mexico and United States.

Successful Season of Turtles in the Port of Altamira

This year is expected surpasses the number of the 2007

June 18, 2008

The Port of Altamira maintains a firm commitment with environment and has implemented a series of programs for its protection. One of most important is the one of the Conservation of the turtles dark-brown and green species in extinction danger and that they use beaches of the Gulf of Mexico to lay eggs.

As it leaves from the activities of this program on June 18 the Integrated Port Administration of Altamira liberate more than 1,000 dark-brown turtles in the beach Tesoro, adding itself to than 16,000 young the more released in which it goes of season 2008.

The Port of Altamira was the main seat in Tamaulipas of the National Day of Reforestation “Plant a tree and I know part of the history” summoned by the Presidency of Republic the past 5 of July.

With the participation of Admiral Secretary of Navy Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, the Governor of the State of Tamaulipas Eugenio Hernandez Flores, civil employees and employees of Integrated Port Administration of Altamira, as well as members of the harbor community and in general seeded in 7.4 hectares of lands of the Ecological Cord than 6,000 trees donated more by API Altamira surpassing therefore the initial goal of 5,500 trees.

This activity is united to the reforestation actions that the Port of Altamira makes daily for environment such as:

• Program of reforestation and conservation of the Ecological Protection Belt
• Program of Reforestation with Mangle
• Program of pursuit to the vegetation under norm NOM-059-2001

It is possible to emphasize that during last 3 years API Altamira it has supported by means of the donation of important lots of native plants the projects of reforestation promoted by the Municipal Authorities of Tampico, CD. Madero and Altamira as well as by the Independent University of Tamaulipas.

Also by means of the consultant's office and donation of plants produced in the breeding ground of the port, one has promoted between the companies installed in the harbor enclosure and the established ones in the industrial zone of Altamira, the hoisted creation of green areas and perimetrales curtains.

Between the used species objective of the production in the reforestation they emphasize: wood of rose, red cedar, orejón, palm, sabal, chijol, chaca, Creole handle, guayabo, sun wood, among others, same that have been located in the ecological protection belt.

From the 2005 to the 2008 a total of 114.760 plants in 86.5 hectares distribuídas within the port in the ecological cord has been seeded, coastal dunes, stream “Garrapatas”, matting “Barberena” and the rest in donations.

With intentions of fixation of dunes and construction of Aeolian barriers, casuarinas have been used and grape of beach and with aims of conservation and protection of manglar in the stream garrapatas and Barberena matting has taken place and seeded the four located species of mangle in the zone: mangle red, black, white and button. In years 2005-2007 47.000 plants of mangle were seeded, and for the 2008 they are had programmed more than 30,000.

These efforts of the Port of Altamira represent a great benefit the ecology of our community confirming their commitments of preservation of environment, and contributing to the national programs that in the matter of ecology have settled down.