Rio South Texas Region Binational Automotive Cluster Presented to Matamoros Business Sector
July 23, 2025
Rio South Texas Region: Pro-Business. Pro-Growth. Pro-You.
July 23, 2025
As part of the final preparations for the launch of operations at the Port of Matamoros, scheduled for August 1st, a formal supervision visit was conducted by Mexico’s General Directorate of the Navy. The goal was to inspect and validate that dredging, signage, infrastructure, and logistics systems meet all technical and regulatory standards.
The visit included directors, technical specialists, and key representatives from the logistics and trade ecosystem, including Adam González, CEO of COSTEP, whose presence underscored the strategic importance of the port as a new logistics hub for international trade and a key asset in the region’s economic development.
Photo 1
Gerzon Moisés Esparza Rodríguez, Commercial Director of the Puerto del Norte Terminal in Matamoros; Raúl Amador, President of EMAAC; David García Argüelles, President of the Business Coordinating Council; Óscar Macario Farías García, President of CANACINTRA Matamoros; Iris García Silva, Head of the Permits Department and Coordinator of the Port-City Liaison Program; Sergio Gracia Badiola, CEO of México Industry; Adam González, CEO of COSTEP; René Xavier González, President of CODEM; Francisco Peña, President of the Mexican Business Association, McAllen Chapter; Miguel Ángel Vázquez, Representative of CANACINTRA Nuevo Laredo; and Juan Carlos Ocejo Pérez, General Director of the Puerto del Norte Terminal.
Photo 2
From left to right: Francisco Peña, from the Mexican Business Association, McAllen Chapter; Adam González, CEO of COSTEP; Raúl Amador, President of the Mexico-Germany Chamber of Commerce; Óscar Macario Farías García, President of CANACINTRA Matamoros; and Gustavo Guzmán, API Director of the Port of Matamoros.
