Mexico's oil, petrochem ports closed to shipping amid bad weather

14-Nov-13

All of Mexico's oil and petrochemicals ports were closed to shipping early Wednesday as a severe cold front swept through the Gulf of Mexico, as per the Ministry of Communications and Transportation in Platts. Winds of up to 70 kph and 10 ft waves were reported, closing the leading crude-loading ports on the Gulf Coast: Dos Bocas, Cayo Arcas and Pajaritos, which also handles petrochemicals. Also closed on the Gulf was the petrochemicals port of Altamira. The only crude-loading port on the Pacific Coast, Salina Cruz, was closed as the mass of cold air from the Gulf Coast swept through the isthmus of Tehuantepec.