Guaymas Fertilizer Terminal

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In August 2009, Cortez Transfert, subsidiary of US based Dune Company was awarded a contract to build, own and operate a new bulk mineral terminal in the port of Guaymas in Sonora state, Mexico. The contract was awarded by Administración Portuaria Integral de Guaymas (API Guaymas) with the authorization of the federal government's Coordinacion General de Puertos y Marina Mercante. Cortez Transfert was on the only final bidder. The terminal required 50 million pesos of investment (US$4.1 million) and was slated to store 30,000 tons of bulk materials and handle approximately 300,000 t/y, serving Arizona, New Mexico and California's markets. The project began construction in January 2011 with a timeline of approximately eight months. Further information on financial closure was not available. Operations commenced in November 2012.