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The advance of Hurricane "Simon", currently Category 2, off the coast of the Mexican Pacific, led to adjustments in the operations of terminals and logistics yards at the port of Manzanillo, with scheduled suspensions, appointment rescheduling, and temporary restrictions on container shipments.
These measures aim to protect personnel and users, as well as to prevent saturation of port access points given the meteorological conditions forecast for the weekend.
In its 09:30 AM advisory on Friday, October 9, the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported that "Simon" had reached Category 2, with sustained winds of 155 kilometers (km) per hour and gusts of 195 kilometers per hour (km/h). Authorities anticipate that "Simon" will intensify to Category 3 or 4 in the coming hours.
Given this scenario, Contecon Manzanillo announced the suspension of its operations for Saturday, October 10, with the expectation of resuming them next Monday, October 12. The terminal informed that users can schedule appointments for deliveries, receptions, and prior services corresponding to Monday on its website.
For its part, Granelera Manzanillo will suspend railway equipment loading operations starting at 00:00 hours on Saturday, October 10, with an estimated resumption for Monday, October 12, at 08:00 hours. The company warned that schedules could be modified according to the evolution of the meteorological phenomenon and authorities' directives.
Adjustments also affected SSA Marine México, which suspended the assignment of new appointments for the reception and delivery of full and empty containers. The company reported that the reception of empty containers and exports with prior appointments will continue until Friday, October 9, at 3:59 PM, and the delivery of imports with assigned appointments will continue until Friday, October 9, at 11:59 PM.
Meanwhile, appointments scheduled for Saturday, October 10, will be rescheduled for Monday, October 12. Vessel operations will conclude on Friday, October 9, at 3:59 PM, and on Saturday, October 10, operations will be suspended throughout the day at both terminals: TEC I and OCUPA.
"Measures could change depending on meteorological conditions and authorities' indications," it reported in a statement.
In turn, Hutchison Ports TIMSA announced that it suspended the assignment of new appointments from the afternoon of October 9. It added that the reception of empty containers and exports with previously scheduled appointments will be handled until Friday, October 9, at 3:59 PM.
Meanwhile, the delivery of imports will continue with assigned appointments until Friday, October 9, at 11:59 PM, while Saturday, October 10 appointments will be rescheduled for Monday, October 12, subject to confirmation of resumption.
It also reported that terminal operations will remain suspended throughout Saturday, October 10, starting at 00:00 hours, although "measures may be adjusted according to meteorological conditions and authorities' directives."
Restrictions also extended to the land circulation of containers. The Land Traffic Control Center of the Manzanillo Port Community (Copoma) requested postponing the shipment of full and empty containers to the southern zone until 9:00 PM, due to the operational conditions recorded on the roads.
The organization stated, through a communiqué dated October 8, that it will notify promptly if movements can resume before the scheduled time and that it will provide support to address affected appointments.
The measure aims to reduce the accumulation of units and avoid further saturation at external access points.
Manzanillo is the main port for containerized cargo movement. In the January-August 2026 period alone, it accumulated two million 824 thousand 839 TEU (20-foot equivalent units), an 11.0% increase compared to the same period in 2025.
