the amplification of the port of Progreso began, with the construction of a viaduct of 4.5 additional kilometers to the original 2 kms, for a total of 6.5 kilometers long, and to develop the current remote terminal with an area of 43,000 square meters of maneuvering yards and three docking positions; this terminal allows vessels with 23 feet of draw to dock, which means the ability to receive ships with up to 18,000 tons of product, six times more than what the intermediate terminal was able to receive.
Thanks to this great workmanship, which has made possible the docking of larger ships, the state of Yucat�n has had an outstanding development in the poultry, pork and balanced food industries, thus permitting the import of necessary supplies at lower costs, thus positioning Yucat�n among the first places nationwide in these industries, and at the same time it has allowed an important growth of the maquiladora (Mexican factory) industry in the state, that has taken advantage of the strategic location of the port, that allows them to reach within 36 hours the most important ports within the United States and South America, creating an important work source.
With the passing of the new Law of Ports in 1993, the Integral Port Management offices were created, thus allowing the opening for private investment in the ports has led to the rapid growth reflected in the drive of the economy in the Yucat�n peninsula. The remote terminal in ten years after it began has begun to shows traces of saturation, not only in the maneuvering yards and storage areas, but also in the docking positions, where it is common to see waiting lines.
As way of example we mention the total volume of cargo operated in the port from one million nine hundred forty-seven thousand tons (1,947,000) in 1995, to three million two hundred eighteen thousand tons (3,218,000) in the year 2000, this shows a 65% increase in volume, containers increased from 11,000 units in 1995 to 59,000
