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In a port terminal, sustainability is no longer an issue that occurs on the sidelines of operations. The electrification of equipment, the reduction of emissions, staff training, and the way decisions are made are beginning to become part of a more efficient operation while reducing environmental impact.
Under this logic, Hutchison Ports LCT, Hutchison Ports LCMT, and Hutchison Ports ICAVE moved from Level 2, called "Initiator," to Level 3, "Innovator," the highest category of the Sustainability Baseline Assessment 2025, in the annual evaluation developed by the Hutchison Ports Group Sustainability Committee from Hong Kong to assess the degree of maturity in sustainability of its business units worldwide.
In a statement, Hutchison Ports explained that the scheme includes five categories: Governance, Environment, People, Business, and Recognition, with the objective of measuring the degree of implementation of sustainable practices and the progress recorded during the last year.
Achieving the "Innovator" level implies that sustainability is beginning to be incorporated into the daily management of the terminals and not only into specific environmental projects.
Among the practices considered for the advancement, the participation of the Sustainability Committees of each terminal in the planning and monitoring of sustainability and decarbonization initiatives stands out.
"Added to this are formal training and development systems by position, annual employee follow-up, leadership competency training aimed at succession planning, as well as the establishment of goals and indicators to promote staff development," the company detailed.
This advancement comes at a time when port operators face the need to increase capacity and productivity while moving towards operations with fewer emissions.
In the Mexican Pacific, Hutchison Ports LCT and Hutchison Ports LCMT, located in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, received their recognitions on August 5, 2026, and were presented to Manuel García Gordillo, general manager of both business units, as a result of the progress achieved during the last evaluated period.
For its part, Hutchison Ports ICAVE, in Veracruz, received on August 25 the certificate accrediting its incorporation into Level 3, "Innovator," a recognition received by Javier Rodríguez, general manager of Hutchison Ports ICAVE. The terminal advanced from Level 2 after strengthening, among other aspects, the participation of its Sustainability Committee in the management of sustainability and decarbonization initiatives, as well as its formal training, follow-up, and employee development processes.
The result of the three terminals is aligned with Hutchison Ports' sustainability pillars: Our People, Our Environment, and Our Business, under a model that incorporates governance practices transversally.
By reaching the maximum level established by the Sustainability Baseline Assessment, Hutchison Ports LCT, Hutchison Ports LCMT, and Hutchison Ports ICAVE strengthen their performance within the group's global sustainability model, which contributes to the monitoring and reporting of environmental, social, and governance practices, aspects that have acquired increasing relevance for business groups listed on stock markets and their various stakeholders.
With this, the three terminals reach the highest level of the company's evaluation scheme at a time when the port industry seeks to handle greater trade flows and move towards more efficient operations with fewer emissions.
In May of this year, Hutchison Ports ICAVE announced an investment of more than 62.8 million pesos to electrify and automate part of its internal operations in the port of Veracruz, as part of its logistics modernization and emissions reduction strategy.
According to statistics from the General Directorate of Ports (DGP), an office belonging to the General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine (CGPMM) of the Ministry of the Navy (Semar), the port of Veracruz mobilized 802,184 TEU (20-foot containers) in the January-August 2026 period, which meant a 5.6% drop compared to the same cycle in 2025.
Meanwhile, in the first eight months of the year, the port of Lázaro Cárdenas operated 1,805,022 TEU, an increase of 4.9% compared to the same period last year.
