Table 11-4b,,,,,
Top 20 Mexican Water Ports by Tonnage,,,,,
(Domestic and International): 1996,,,,,
(Thousands of U.S. short tons),,,,,

Port name,Total,Domestic,International,Containerized,Number of
,,,,shipments,vessel
,,,,(as percent of,entrances/
,,,,total tonnage),clearances
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"Cayo Arcas, Camp. ","34,691",4,"34,686",NA ,417
"Pajaritos, Ver. ","34,560","6,702","27,858",NA ,954
"Dos Bocas, Tab. ","25,835",49,"25,786",NA ,"1,145"
"Salina Cruz, Oax. ","18,517","12,785","5,732",0.8,537
"Isla Cedros, B.C. ","16,297","8,277","8,019",NA ,"1,189"
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"Lázaro Cárdenas, Mich. ","13,235","4,102","9,134",0.8,425
"Manzanillo, Col. ","11,016","4,209","6,808",16.8,704
"Veracruz, Ver. ","10,932",696,"10,236",23.2,"1,396"
"Tampico, Tamps. ","9,231","2,635","6,596",6.4,"1,148"
"Tuxpan, Ver. ","7,768","4,658","3,110",0.1,327
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"Guerrero Negro, B.C.S. ","7,595","7,595",N ,NA ,"1,077"
"Guaymas, Son. ","6,239","2,704","3,535",NA ,496
"Punta Venado, Q. Roo. ","6,637",NS ,"6,637",NA ,106
"Topolobampo, Sin. ","3,275","3,090",185,NA ,247
"San Marcos, B.C.S. ","3,071",7,"3,064",NA ,308
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"Rosarito, B.C. ","2,908","1,791","1,117",NA ,99
"Coatzacoalcos, Ver. ","2,682",601,"2,081",NA ,267
"Altamira, Tamps. ","2,661",138,"2,523",41.6,667
"Progreso, Yuc. ","2,560","1,044","1,516",3.7,462
"La Paz-Pichilingue, B.C.S. ","2,221","2,041",180,NS ,600
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Subtotal-top 20 ports ,"221,929","63,126","158,803",2.9,"12,571"
"Tonnage, total all Mexican water ports ","229,786","69,805","159,980",NA ,NA
Percent of tonnage of all Mexican water ports ,96.6,90.4,99.3,2.8,NA
KEY: N = Data are nonexistent.     NA = Not applicable.     NS = Not significant.,,,,,
NOTE: Ports are ranked by total tonnage.,,,,,
"SOURCE: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Coordinación General de Puertos y Marina Mercante. Los Puertos Mexicanos en Cifras 1990-1996. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1997).",,,,,
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