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Ensenada
A
New Alternative
Staff
Report
I
Ninety miles south of
San
Diego
,
Calif.
,
is
Baja California
’s
largest seaport.
An all-weather port located in a well-protected bay, the
Port
of
Ensenada
serves as a gateway to the
Pacific
Coast
,
Asia
and Central
and
South
America
. Compared to nearby
U.S.
ports,
Ensenada
offers competitive advantages in terms of productivity, tariffs,
storage charges and freight charges, providing an alternative to
Southern
California
’s crowded ports.
Ensenada
,
a delightful tourist attraction offering fishing, whale watching,
wineries and outdoor sports, is also developing a maquila
industry. Its proximity to maquila centers in
Tijuana
,
Tecate,
Mexicali
and
Northern Sonora
make it ideal for companies looking to service existing maquilas.
Port
services
Ensenada
’s
prospects started to change in 1994 when the government privatized
the
Port
of
Ensenada
.
The port is run by Administración Portuaria Integral, and is
being developed as an alternative to the Port of Long Beach,
Calif. The intent is to add manufacturing to the region’s
economic base, to complement the existing fishing and tourism
industries.
The API has as its main objective to administer, supervise,
control and promote goods, services and activities inside the port
district. It maintains its own utilities and generates revenue
through the concessions, tariffs and other service charges.
API’s visions calls for a port that contributes to the
development of the agricultural, commercial, and industrial
sectors of
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