Logistics

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The Altamira hub, Tamaulipas: the largest, still on paper

At 1,637.78 ha, the Altamira hub is the largest of the 15 and almost twice the size of the second, Reserva Zapotlán (910.82 ha). It has had a state agreement since 18 February 2026, but no developer, no tenants and no published MW figure.

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The Chetumal hub, Quintana Roo: 21.5 MW next to Belize, no pipeline, no investment

The Chetumal hub covers 87.80 ha, 7.4 km from the Belize border, and offers up to 21.5 MW, with compressed natural gas instead of a pipeline. As of October 2026 it is still in pre-investment, with no companies or investment announced.

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The Nezahualcóyotl hub, State of Mexico: urban land next to the airport, no developer

68.37 ha on the Mexico City boundary, with gas, power and rail inside the polygon and projected demand of 5 to 7.7 MW. Fourteen months after its declaration it is still in pre-investment, with no companies and no official investment figure.

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The Puerta Logística del Bajío hub, Guanajuato: a rail node still waiting for works

52.41 ha next to Honda's plant in Celaya, with access to Ferromex and CPKC and MXN 2,500 million committed for phase 1. Guanajuato Puerto Interior now points to a construction start in Q2 2027, not Q1 2026.

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The Reserva Zapotlán hub, Hidalgo: the developer is in, the grid is not

The Reserva Zapotlán hub covers 910.82 ha in the AIFA corridor and, since 19 August 2026, has a developer: DEWA Capital, with more than 10,100 million pesos over five phases. SENER estimates 20 MW at maturity, with the high-voltage connection about 24 km away.

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The San Jerónimo hub, Chihuahua: on the border, still in planning

The San Jerónimo hub covers 60.32 ha next to the Santa Teresa–San Jerónimo border crossing and offers up to 20 MW. As of October 2026 it is still in pre-investment, with no companies or investment announced.

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The Seybaplaya I hub, Campeche: port and gas at hand, no tenants

The Seybaplaya I hub covers 99.99 ha, 4.9 km from the port of Seybaplaya, with 6 MW available on site through 2030. As of October 2026 it is still in pre-investment, with no developer or announced investment.

Thesis

October 9, 2026 · 8 min

The Michoacán hub and Guanajuato: one corridor

Parque Industrial Bajío is in Michoacán, but its labour market, its basin and its rail outlet face Guanajuato: Acámbaro is 46 km away and Celaya 111 km along the same CPKC line. With the Celaya hub, it forms a pair on a single line. No government has framed it that way.

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The Topolobampo hub, Sinaloa: gas at the gate, conflict in the bay

The Topolobampo hub covers 277.58 ha in Ahome, with up to 10 MW and the El Encino–Topolobampo gas pipeline at the site boundary. Along with Cancún, it is the only hub without a located SE–state agreement, and its surroundings carry the conflict over the ammonia and methanol plants.

Market

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

The Tuxpan hub, Veracruz: 235 ha next to the port and only 4 MW

235.10 ha 7.7 km from the port of Tuxpan, aimed at logistics, energy and heavy industry, but with projected power demand of just 4 MW. Fourteen months after its declaration there is no developer and no tenant; in March 2026 the state created a committee to pick them.

Infrastructure

September 25, 2026 · 4 min

The Pacific: Mexico's window to Asia

Energía Costa Azul shipped the first LNG from Mexico's Pacific coast. The route to Asia is shorter and does not depend on Panama, but five of six projects still lack financing and the rules for domestic industry have not arrived.

Infrastructure

September 20, 2026 · 5 min

The Bajío runs on petroleum fuels: where they come from and what they are used for

Almost everything produced and moved along the León–Querétaro corridor depends on gasoline, diesel or LPG. A refinery in the middle of the region does not guarantee supply, and the traceability of every litre is now a compliance issue.

Infrastructure

July 14, 2026 · 4 min

Highway 57: Mexico's industrial backbone

Across nearly 1,300 km between Mexico City and Piedras Negras, Highway 57 runs through the country's manufacturing heartland. It was built to connect cities; today it carries the promise of nearshoring.

History

June 30, 2026 · 7 min

The Manila Galleon, silver and Guanajuato: the first global supply chain ran through the Bajío

For 250 years, silver from Guanajuato's veins crossed the Pacific on the Manila Galleon and ended up paying taxes in Ming China. The Bajío has been the first link in a global chain before. The question then is the question now: where does the value stay?

History

February 17, 2026 · 4 min

A century without passenger trains: from the Mexican Central to freight concessions

Between 1910 and 1997 the Bajío kept its railway but lost its passenger train. The line survived as freight infrastructure; people moved to buses and cars on the highway built beside it.

History

February 3, 2026 · 5 min

The Mexican Central Railway: the line that made the Bajío

In March 1884 the Mexican Central tied Mexico City to the border at El Paso along the old Camino Real. Irapuato became a junction, and the station towns of that era are today's industrial cities.