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LOCATION Topolobampo is located in the north of Sinaloa, on the Pacific Ocean in Mexico.

LOCATION

19º04’002” NORTH 104º19’005” WEST

TOPOLOBAMPO

STATES OF HINTERLAND

•SINALOA •BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR •SONORA •CHIHUAHUA

LIMITS OF THE PORT PLANTA TERMOELECTRICA C.F.E.

HIS OC M OS A L DARSENA

ESCUELA TÉ CNICA No. 9

CLUB NAUTICO TRANSBORDADORES ZONA (SEMATUR) SECRETARIA HABITACIONAL DE MARINA TOPOLOBAMPO CERRO DEL CHIVERO

CERRO DEL RODADERO BASCULA

CERRO CERRO DE GALLINAS DEL VIGIA TOPOLOBAMPO BAY

L IM IT E D E R E C CFE IN TO

I P O R T U X A E R M FeI deral Government granted in concession to API an area of E O P 301 hectares; 191 zone of water, and 110 zone of land.

LIMITE DE RECINTO PORTUARIO CERRO SAN CARLOS

AREAS OF THE PORT OF TOPOLOBAMPO

1. Propetopo Dock no.1 2. Propetopo Dock no. 2 3. General Cargo Dock 4. Ferry Dock 5. Fishing Dock (Cooperative Society) 6. Standard Dock 7. Repair Dock (Bercovich) 8. Pemex Dock 9. Nautical Club Dock 10. Food Processing Dock (Batamote) 11. East Fishing Dock 12. North Fishing Dock 13. Maritime Gas Station Dock 14. Container Dock 15. Transoceanic Dock 16. General Cargo Yard 17. Transit Warehouse No.1 18. Main Warehouse No. 2 19. Shed 20. Topolob ampo Transoceanic Terminal 21. Administrative Building of API 22. Sematur Yard 23. Reserve Zone 24. Propetopo Terminal 25. API’s Ferry Dock 26. Container Dock 27. Custom house 28. Cemex Dock and Installations

ZONE OF EXTENSION PLANTA TERMOELECTRICA C.F.E.

HIS OC M OS A L DARSENA

ESCUELA TÉ CNICA No. 9

CLUB NAUTICO TRANSBORDADORES ZONA (SEMATUR) SECRETARIA HABITACIONAL DE MARINA TOPOLOBAMPO CERRO DEL CHIVERO

CERRO DEL RODADERO BASCULA

CERRO CERRO DE GALLINAS DEL VIGIA TOPOLOBAMPO BAY

L IM Extension (hectares) IT E

D E Area to incorporate R E C CFE IN 260.0 T O

P O R T U A EX R I EM O P

LIMITE DE RECINTO PORTUARIO CERRO SAN CARLOS

Reglas de Operación Anexo No. III DOCKAGE AREAS PLANTA TERMOELECTRICA C.F.E.

IS CH O M S LO A DARSENA IX

ESCUELA TÉ CNICA No. 9

CLUB NAUTICO TRANSBORDADORES ZONA (SEMATUR) HABITACIONAL SECRETARIA DE MARINA TOPOLOBAMPO CERRO DEL CHIVERO BASCULA X CERRO I. GENERAL CARGO DOCK DEL RODADERO V VI II. CONTAINERS DOCK VII CERRO CERRO DE GALLINAS III. PEMEX DOCK DEL VIGIA I IV. TRANSOCEANIC DOCK V. FERRY TERMINAL DOCK I I VI. CEMEX DOCK IV VIII. 2 L IM IT 1 E ..

D I VII. FERRY YARD DOCK E I R I E C V CFE IN TO VIII. PROPETOPO DOCKS NO. 1 & 2 P O R T U X A E R IX. FISHING DOCK M I E O P

X. CATAMARAN DOCK III

LIMITE DE RECINTO PORTUARIO CERRO SAN CARLOS

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES

LENGHT OF DOCKAGE DESIGN DEPTH CAPACITY TERMINAL / DOCK PIER TYPE BERTHS POSITIONS (meters) (TONS) (meters) PEMEX DOCK T Pier 2 400.00 13.00 5,000,000

GENERAL CARGO Marginal 1 99.00 9.50 730,000

CONTAINERS Marginal 1 240.00 12.00 1,500,000 API

FERRIES T Pier 1 170.00 8.50 960,000 TERMINAL

FERRIES YARD T Pier 1 98.70 9.00 1,200,000

Terminal DOCK Marginal 1 135.00 11.00 1,300,000 Transoceánica

CEMEX DOCK Marginal 1 70.00 4.00 288,000

Productos Nº 1 DOCK T Pier 2 48.50 6.50 N.D. Pesqueros de Topolobampo Nº 2 DOCK Marginal 1 54.00 8.50 N.D.

TOTAL ­ ­ 8 1,156.70 ­ 10,978,000

FACILITIES

STORAGE AREAS

WAREHOUSES 3,860 m2 YARDS 144,800 m2 SHEDS 2,240 m2

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PUNTA 37 31 MAPAN 3 34 30

20 36 BAJO DE GUADALUPE CERRO 18 22 II I SAN 16 24 33 CARLOS 21 35 14 19 26 ZONA DE FONDEO 32 12 17 23 28 10 HERVIDERO 25 15 27 8 2 29 7 13 5 11 HARBOR AREAS. 9 6 Main channel 36 feet deep Width of 200 meters Turning Basin on the front of container dock, 36 ft depth and 450 meters diameter Depth 12 m. Length 22.224 km Depth 12 m. (In front of the container dock) Depth 10 m. (In front of the general cargo and Ferries docks)

EQUIPMENT 80,000 lbs. Containers hoist 1 8,000 lbs. Hoist 5 6,000 lbs. Hoist 2 25,000 lbs. Tractor trucks 2 5,000 lbs. Tractors 5 24 tons. Chutes 4 12 tons. Chutes 8 1.5 yd3 suction pipes 5 40 & 80 tons. Scales 2 2.5 yd3 Clams 12 5 yd3 Clams 4

Case 580-C excavator 1 SERVICES •DOCKAGE •BERTHING •PILOT SERVICE •TOWAGE •LIGHTERAGE •MOORING AND UNMOORING •DRINKING WATER •VICTUALLING •LOADING AND UNLOADING •OIL SUPPLY •EQUIPMENT RENTAL •OUTLET FOR CONTAINERS •STORAGE •PLATFORM SCALE 80 TM. •LUGGAGE HANDLING •FUEL SUPPLY •GARBAGE DISPOSAL •FUMIGATION •LAUNDRY •TELEPHONE, FAX, INTERNET. •365 DAY AT YEAR 24 HRS/DAY

COMMUNICATIONS ROUTES RROOAADDWWAAYYSS Regarding the highway system, Topolobampo has access to a highway network that it connects to the port with the entire country; the region has a four ­ lane highway that cross all the State of Sinaloa from Mazatlán in south to the border with Sonora State in the north.

DIISTANCES BETWEEN TOPOLOBAMPO AND OTHER IIMPORTANT CIITIIES OF MEXIICO IIN KIILOMETERS

CITY ROADWAYS RAIL WAY MEXICO, D.F. 1,541 km 1,653 km GUADALAJARA, JAL. 961 km 998 km HERMOSILLO, SON. 510 km 526 km NOGALES, SON. 787 km 801 km MEXICALI, B.C.N. 1,198 km 1,188 km CHIHUAHUA, CHIH. 930 km 674 km OJINAGA, CHIH. 1,130 km 941 km

COMMUNICATIONS

AIRPORT. The International airport is just 15 minutes away from Topolobampo. Daily departures and arrivals from the most important cities in México (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Hermosillo, Tijuana) and the United States (Phoenix, Los Angeles) RAILWAYS.- The railroad line for cargo and passengers is operated by FERROMEX. It has 199 km of railways in the State and it connects the Port of Topolobampo with the state of Chihuahua. This railroad links the north of Sinaloa (Ocean Pacific door) with the north­central region of Mexico and with the U.S. This is the shortest route between the Pacific and the south ­ central region of the U.S. and some points of the Gulf of México, such as Galveston, Texas.

RAIL ROAD COMMUNICATIONS INSIDE THE PORT

Pera 1,277 mts. (circuit ) Extensión 1,478 mts. Total 2,755 mts.

PLANTA CAPACITY OF 40 RAILROAD CARS ON TERMOELECTRICA C.F.E. HIS MOVING OR 60 STOP CARS. OC M OS A L DARSENA

ESCUELA TÉ CNICA No. 9 CLUB NAUTICO T(RSEAMNSABTOUR)DADORES ZONA SECRETARIA HABITACIONAL DE MARINA TOPOLOBAMPO CERRO DEL CHIVERO

CERRO DEL RODADERO BASCUL A CERRO CERRO DE GALLINAS DEL VIGIA TOPOLOBAMPO BAY

L IM IT E D E R E C I CFE NT O

PO R T U X A E R EM IO P

PRODUCTIVITY Productivity Parameters (TONS/HR/ VESSEL) • CARGO TYPE STANDARD 2003 Real 2004 The use of mechanized Real equipment in maneuvers GENERAL 70.0 95.8 120.3 of load and unload has allowed surpass our AGRO BULK 350.0 350.2 412.5

productivity standards. MINERAL 170.0 162.8 272.4 BULK

CARGO MOVEMENT BY TYPE 2000­2005

4,100 SEAPORT STATISTICS 4,000 3,900 3,800 3,700 3,600 3,500 3,400 3,300 3,200 3,100 3,000 2,900 2,800 2,700 2,600 2,500 2,400 2,300 Fila 13 2,200 2,100 Fila 10 2,000 1,900 Fila 11 thousand 1,800 1,700 Fila 12 tons 1,600 1,500 Fila 9 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 (*)

(*) Includes January ­ May

VESSELS ARRIVALS

During the period from January to May of 2005, the port has received 286 vessels, which represents 49% from the total 589 programmed in this year

PORT BUSINESSES

During the last two years, Topolobampo Port, has presented a good opportunity for investment, new projects have been developed, the most important being the following: Yacht Marina Club Regular RO/RO cargo CEMEX Terminal (cement) Terminal Transoceanica de Topolobampo (dry bulk cargo terminal) Ferry Terminal Regular cruise line

YACHT MARINA CLUB

With an investment of 1.3 million U.S. Dlls. 16 dockage position 22 hangar, one lighthouse, 5 palapas, one security booth, and swimming pool.

“California Star” Vessel

Cost of 65 millons U.S. Dlls. Capacity of 2,000 lineal meters of RO/RO Cargo 1,000 passengers

2003 728,935 tons. 127,000 passengers

2004 979,927 tons. 179,061 passengers

PORT BUSINESSES CEMENT TERMINAL

The group of CEMEX, installed in Topolobampo the mechanization plant of cement, with an investment of 1.2 million dollars, which has two silos with capacity to storage 1000 tons. each. This terminal receive the product from Sonora and send it to La Paz, B.C.S. During 2004 this terminal managed 184,000 tons.

Port Businesses TERMINAL TRANSOCEÁNICA DE TOPOLOBAMPO (T.T.T.)

This terminal started operations in the port in October 1998. T.T.T. is handling minerals and grains in bulk, it owns a 135 m berth and a 20 thousand ton capacity warehouse. During 2004, TTT handled 320,445 tons of dry bulk cargo.

FERRIES TERMINAL

Investment of 2.17 million U.S. dollars Dredged, ferry dock, building of terminal, and Harbor Master Office. Prepared to receive ferries and cruise ships in the future.

CRUISE LINES ATTRACTION Last December 2004, the Holland America Line called on Topolobampo.

The Ryndam vessel, arrived to Topolobampo on the 26th and the 29th of December, with 2,500 passengers.

One of the principal characteristics of the port is the link to the Copper Canyon in the State of Chihuahua, and this will be the most important place to visit for the tourists.

Investment opportunities

• Infrastructure for handling general cargo, agricultural, mineral bulk, & containers.

• Modernization and enlargement of the installations allow to receive bigger vessels and increase the capacity.

• International transport of goods to attend the north and northwest of Mexico and the south of the United States of America.

• Domestic Traffic

• Development of regular services for containers and tourism.

INVESTMENT PROJECTS 2005

In the present year, important private investment projects are schedule to be development in the port: Installation of Natural Liquefied Gas Terminal. Nautical Scale Real Estate Development and two yacht club Dry bulk Terminal with two silos Installation of warehouse specialized in handling of dry bulk cargo Warehouse mechanization for dry bulk cargo handle.

INVESTMENT PROJECTS 2005

Natural Liquefied Gas Terminal

• The main objective of this project is to supply this energetic to the electricity generation industry in the State of Chihuahua.

• Investment in the port is considered in $ 350.0 million US dlls.

NAUTICAL SCALE

Investment of 5.0 million U.S. Dlls. Hotel area of 5.2 hectares Restaurant 76 Dockage positions Nautical Club Commercial Center Repair of boats and other services.

INVESTMENT PROJECTS 2005

Real Estate and Yacht Club

Real State

• The real estate complex includes the construction of condominiums, yacht club, tennis court, pool, gym, spa, among others. The amount of investment is calculated in $7.23 million US dlls. Plus $ 0.30 million US dlls., in the second yacht club project.

INVESTMENT PROJECTS 2005

Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal and Mechanized Warehouse

• Investment of $3.63 million US dlls., in • Investment amount in mechanization first stage of construction. calculated in $0.90 million US dlls.

• Includes two silos with storage capacity •In other project, the firm ARMEX will invest of 20,000 tons., and mechanization in $ 0.54 million US dlls., in the construction of load and unload maneuver. a warehouse specialized in fertilizers handled.

Thank you for visiting the Port of Topolobampo!!!

CONTACT INFORMATION

DR. FRANCISCO SALVADOR LÓ PEZ BRITO General Director A.P.I. Topolobampo, S.A. De C.V. Tel/fax. 52(668) 862­0127 & 862­0494 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.apitopo.com.mx CAP. ALEJANDRO LIMA HIDALGO Harbor Master Tel/fax 52(668) 862­0128 & 862­0588

COMMERCIALIZATION MANAGER [email protected]