Below, you will find a more extensive and detailed article on the subject of Mazatlan as a promising logistics hub in the Pacific:
Mazatlan has consolidated its position as a pole of attraction for investment in Mexico thanks to its maritime, rail, land and air connectivity, which positions it as an ideal destination for foreign trade and investment in logistics infrastructure. Recently, the National Customs Agency of Mexico approved a new Strategic Bonded Warehouse (RFE) in Mazatlan, which will be enabled and managed by Grupo ARHE. This news has boosted the development of industrial spaces with logistics and foreign trade infrastructure in the region, and has consolidated Mazatlan as the logistics hub of the Pacific.
One of the most important spaces is the Mazatlán Logistics Center (MLC), located at kilometer 10.7 of the Mazatlán-Culiacán Highway. This logistics and distribution center is being built in partnership with Paquetexpress, a company that will have a major distribution center there. The RFE will be built within the MLC with the goal of being ready by April 2024.
The RFE will provide enormous advantages to users who will be able to transform, process, repair, exhibit, commercialize, return abroad and store their goods for up to 60 months without paying taxes or complying with Mexican Official Standards, with savings in time and logistics costs when entering the country, since the inspection activities are carried out within the facility, among other advantages, which strengthens foreign trade.
Juan Jose Arellano Hernandez, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo ARHE, commented that “with this, Mazatlan is destined to be the Logistics Hub in the Pacific, there are success stories in other states where they started with a vision and today they are consolidated industrial platforms, such is the case of the Interport in Leon, with whom we exchange best practices, and recently Monterrey surprises again with the arrival of Tesla, where Mazatlan will undoubtedly benefit”.
The RFE is a customs regime and a free trade zone, there are 37 throughout the country, the MLC will be the first in southern Sinaloa and the first of its kind within an industrial park in Sinaloa. It is estimated that it will move more than 160,000 tons per year, with an estimated revenue between RFE and MLC of 9.45 billion pesos in construction, 378 million pesos in property tax payments, 5,500 direct jobs and 11,100 indirect jobs.
Mazatlan’s geographic location places it in a favorable position to serve the flow of goods to and from the markets of the United States, Asia, Central America and South America. Having logistics spaces that also favor foreign trade, encourages the relocation, nearshoring, of national and foreign companies to Sinaloa, particularly to Mazatlan, whose geographical location places it in a strategic and favorable situation to meet the flow of goods to and from the markets of the United States, Asia, Central America and South America. With maritime, rail, land and air transportation infrastructure in full development, the future of the logistics and foreign trade sector in Mazatlan is very promising.
In addition, the city has a privileged location for the development of “nearshoring“, a business relocation model that involves the transfer of operations and production from distant countries to nearby countries in order to reduce costs and delivery times. In this sense, Mexico is one of the preferred destinations for U.S. companies to establish their nearshoring operations, and Mazatlan is positioning itself as an attractive place to invest in this area.
The arrival of international companies to Mazatlan and the investment in logistics and foreign trade infrastructure will not only benefit the local economy, but also the national economy. The RFE and the Mazatlan Logistics Center, together, have the potential to generate more than 5,500 direct jobs and 11,100 indirect jobs, as well as significant economic spillover to the region.
More generally, it is expected that investment in logistics infrastructure in Mazatlán and throughout the country will continue to increase due to the growing interest of companies in the Mexican market and in relocating their operations to the region. Expectations are that the market for industrial and logistics space in Mexico will reach six million square meters by 2023, and nearshoring is expected to be one of the main drivers of this growth.
In conclusion, Mazatlan is becoming a pole of attraction for investment in logistics and foreign trade infrastructure in Mexico, thanks to its strategic location, its supply of industrial space and its potential for the development of nearshoring. The construction of the new RFE at the Mazatlán Logistics Center, managed by Grupo ARHE, is just one example of the city’s commitment to the growth and development of the logistics and foreign trade sector in Mexico.
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