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MULTIMODAL CORREDOR MULTIMODAL INTERNACIONAL El 29 de abril del 2009, se autorizó la
and Mexicali, Baja California. Currently, with
incorporación del Corredor multimodal
the existing infrastructure, the railroad has the
Guaymas-Mexicali dentro del Acuerdo de
capacity to support 14 trains daily, traveling in
Concertación para el Desarrollo de Corredores
both directions.
131 de la Ley Aduanera, para promover el tránsito internacional por ferrocarril entre las aduanas de Guaymas y Mexicali, con el objetivo de hacer más eficiente la interconexión de servicios de infraestructura y logística y el paso de la carga que transita por las vías de comunicación de nuestro país. El corredor Guaymas- Mexicali dio inicio con el movimiento
Railroad transport could play an important strategic role in the feasibility of new projects. The tendency of the corridor towards becoming an important link between the large markets of the Far East and North America, makes it necessary to have a connection with the railroad network to the principal destinations in the U.S.
de fertilizantes de la empresa Cortez Transfert,
The railroad system has sufficient capacity to
desde su almacenes en el Puerto de Guaymas,
increase the daily transit of trains. Ferromex
hasta el área de California y Arizona. Cabe
connects Guaymas to the main railroad line, via
señalar que el puerto cuenta con el beneficio de
Empalme, only a short distance away, traveling
la tasa cero en el IVA.
north along the corridor until meeting up with the Pacific Railroad in Tucson. On April 29, 2009 the establishment of
The Port is the start of the Guaymas-Arizona logistic corridor, void of excessive natural barriers (bridges, sharp inclines, tunnels, etc.). This presents an attractive option for multimodal transport between countries with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the markets of the south US and northern Mexico through the use of railroads – Ferromex (Mexican railroad), Union Pacific, Pacer Stacktrain, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and CSX, offering transcontinental service, with double stacking.
the Multimodal Corridor Guaymas-Mexcali was authorized as part of the Coordination Agreement for the Development of Multimodal Corridors in the Mexico, reinforced by Article 131 of the Customs Law. This was to promote international railroad transport between the Guaymas and Mexicali Customs, in order to make the interconnection of logistic and infrastructure services more efficient, as well as the passage of cargo along
CONECTIVIDAD •Conexión con Cd. de México, Estado de México, Michoacán, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa y Sonora, porciones suroccidental y centro norte, a través del eje federal número 15 (carretera MéxicoNogales). •La carretera federal Mex 15 cuenta con un libramiento para evitar el tráfico de la zona urbana de Guaymas. •El Puerto se incorpora al corredor CANAMEX que conecta el suroeste de Canadá con la costa del Pacífico mexicano y la Cd. de México lo cual le permite ser una puerta al oeste de Estados Unidos y Canadá.
the routes of communication in the country. The Guaymas-Mexicali Corridor was initiated with
For this type of land transport, the main points
the transfer of fertilizers from the warehouses
of arrival/departure are the intermodal terminal
of Cortez Transfert at the Port of Guaymas
at the Port of Guaymas, the Port of Tucson,
to California and Arizona. The port has the
and the border gateways of Nogales, Sonora
advantage of zero value added tax (IVA).
•Por su cercanía con el estado de Arizona, tiene una fácil conexión con los tres principales corredores de transporte de flete de Estados Unidos a través de las autopistas I-8, I-10 e I-40.
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Multimodales del país, apoyado en el artículo