AMANAC aims to strengthen Mexico’s ports.

The Mexican Association of Shipping Agents (AMANAC) has called for greater coordination between authorities and companies in order to address the changes currently affecting the maritime trade sector, as well as to strengthen the competitiveness of the Mexican port system.

During its 39th anniversary, the organization highlighted the evolution of shipping agents within logistics chains and the need to advance the professionalization, digitization, and modernization of maritime and port operations.

Representatives from the Ministry of the Navy, the Ministry of Economy, and the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of the United Mexican States (CONCAMIN), as well as the Mexican National Customs Agency, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, and members of the maritime and port community, attended the ceremony.

Bernardo Vela, treasurer of AMANAC’s board of directors, highlighted the progress the shipping association has made over the course of its nearly four decades of existence.

During this meeting, several challenges facing the maritime and port sector were identified, including the digitization of port processes, the adoption of international standards, environmental sustainability, and the training of new generations of professionals.

In light of this finding, AMANAC highlighted the need to maintain ongoing coordination among authorities, companies, and business organizations, with the aim of facilitating foreign trade operations and improving the efficiency of logistics chains.

The association has also emphasized that the professional development of shipping agents must remain a priority, given their role in coordinating operations involving shipping companies, ports, authorities, and other stakeholders in international trade.