Passenger traffic increases in Chetumal maritime terminal

In January an increase of 16 percent in the number of passengers who took the new International Maritime Terminal Chetumal "Sabido Filiberto Padilla" for transfer on the sea route San Pedro, Belize-Chetumal, Mexico was recorded.

The CEO of the Port Authority of Quintana Roo (Apiqroo) Ercé Barron Barrera said that a few months of the new building in the "Nachi-Cocom" of this city, tax pier inaugurated the benefits are already palpable with the increase in tourists.He explained that only in January this year a total of 66 operations of shipping companies that transport tourists between San Pedro, Belize and Chetumal was recorded, while in the same month but in 2015, 58 movements were recorded, which an increase of 14 percent.The increase was greater in the number of passengers, because in January this year 3,000 56 people were registered, while in the same period of 2015 a total of 2 000 637 passengers was recorded, ie, they had a significant increase of 16 percent.He recalled that the Maritime Terminal Chetumal was inaugurated on 30 November 2015, bringing the longstanding demand of the capital to have a port infrastructure that allows Chetumal establish itself as a port of excellence in tourism was fulfilled.It should be noted that the new Maritime Terminal Chetumal required an investment of 17 million 728 thousand pesos, mix of federal resources and the state, which serves as a gateway in and out of Mexico just over 30,000 passengers used annually facilities.Currently, shipping companies covering international shipping route Chetumal-San Pedro, Belize and vice versa are two: the San Pedro Water Jets and San Pedro Belize Xpress, with speedboats with up to 60 passengers and daily departures.