Manzanillo was the third Spanish port of the Pacific, previously in its bay there was a port from where the natives traded along the coast, currently Manzanillo is a fundamental part of the Pacific Basin.
It has been during the last decades when the port of Manzanillo has experienced remarkable growth. His multiple vocation includes various economic activities that give him wide possibilities to achieve a splendid future.
Among the most important lines are its maritime movement, tourism, fishing, agriculture and two major industries: the exploitation of the Minatitlán iron deposits, by the Benito Juárez-Peña Colorada Mining Consortium, which annually delivers around 2 million tons of “pellets” to the national steel company, and the “Manuel Álvarez” thermoelectric plants in Campos, which supply electricity to the state of Colima and whose surplus is interconnected to the national grid.
Manzanillo has a wide range of sources of wealth, in addition to its strategic geographical location on the Pacific coast, with a modern port infrastructure, equipped with enough equipment to be competitive, and with land communication routes by road and rail to any point in the world. country, that is, without problems for its industrial growth, since it can become a corridor with all services, from the port to Tecomán, a distance of no more than 50 kilometers, where it will be possible to install exporting companies of all kinds.
In tourism, it is possible to offer top quality services, in five-star hotels and grand tourism, for the most demanding visitors, who will be able to enjoy beautiful beaches, excellent weather and sport fishing, because for something Manzanillo earned the title of "the sailfish capital" in 1957, when 336 billfish were caught. The industrialization of tuna and other marine species will gain momentum as soon as the Marindustrias company captures, processes and exports a large part of its production to Spain, France and Italy, placing itself in first place in tuna fishing on the coast from Pacific.
With its developed port and highway infrastructure, Manzanillo is considered the port with the greatest movement of import and export cargo, and coastal coastal shipping, especially for the value of its merchandise and for the taxes collected. In addition, Manzanillo is listed as the port with the best climate in the Mexican Pacific, with an average temperature of 26 degrees Celsius; In addition, security has not been altered, it is a calm and hard-working population that invites investors from the world to join its productive effort.
