Progreso (Mexico): Containerized Cucumber Exports Set A Record

Between November 2012 and April 2013, the Terminal de Contenedores de Yucatán (TCY) in the Port of Progreso moved around 1,500 40-foot reefer containers laden with approximately 30,000 metric tons of cucumbers harvested in Yucatán state. That set a record, beating the previous high of 1,271 containers set in the 2008-2009 season.

The importer, Southern Valley, which distributes and markets the product along the U.S. East Coast, has been active in the Yucatán since 2003 and ships its cucumbers exclusively through Puerto Progreso.

Puerto Progreso also exports significant quantities of citrus fruits and watermelons, and it is an important driver for the local economy. Located in the Yucatán Peninsula, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, it connects import and export companies to large commercial markets in Europe and the Americas. 

Headquartered in Barcelona, Grup Marítim TCB, with container terminals operations in Spain and elsewhere in Latin America, has managed the Terminal de Contenedores de Yucatán since 2005 under a concession granted by the port authority, API de Progreso. The terminal has a surface area of 11.5 hectares/28 acres, 480 meters/1,575 feet of berthing area, water depth of 11.3 meters/37 feet, and is equipped with two Panamax gantry cranes, one mobile crane and five reach stackers. 

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