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Mexican maritime, port authority team meets officials of MPA, six companiesMEXICO is looking to beef up its shipping and maritime capabilities and is aiming for Singapore investments to help it do so.迷你倉A Mexican shipping delegation was here yesterday for meetings with six companies and also the Maritime Port Authority (MPA).Speaking to The Business Times, the head of Mexico's maritime and port authority and the delegation, Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, said his team had met representatives of the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), Keppel Corp, Sembcorp, Jurong Port, Portek International and the Kuok Group to discuss investment opportunities in Mexico's ports and shipyards.Mexico has 117 ports, out of which 16 are large and commercial. Mr Guillermo said he hopes to ink a deal soon with one of the companies to develop container terminals in his country. In Mexico, the authorities act only as landlord for the ports, and award the management of terminals to private operators. "We intend to increase investments in all ports we have and also in our shipyards. In Singapore, you have good operators of ports and also shipyard owners and we want to invite them to invest in Mexico," he said.He singled out PSA as an important glob自存倉l port operator and is hopeful that it will follow up on its interest in Mexico; he disclosed PSA officials were in Mexico in April to explore opportunities in one of its ports.In the area of shipyards, Mr Guillermo said he hoped that companies such as Keppel and Portek would want to work with his agency to develop Mexico's many shipyards.The country's new President Enrique Pena Nieto has identified the shipping sector as a key engine for growth in the transformation of Mexico's economy.It has been reported that more than US$3.5 billion in investments is expected to be spent on developing Mexico's ports in the next six years, as it aims to become a key hub for logistics in the region. These plans include doubling their capacity by the end of 2018, when the current administration ends its term. Mr Nieto will be in Singapore on an official visit in October, during which shipping is likely to rank high on his agenda, Mr Guillermo said. He expressed confidence that an agreement could be signed in this area during Mr Nieto's trip. Besides promoting investment opportunities with these companies, Mr Guillermo is also looking to draw from the MPA some lessons on how it has regulated and developed the shipping sector here.迷你倉新蒲崗