Hurricane Polo disrupts Mexican Pacific ports with high winds, heavy rain

Hurricane Polo is disrupting maritime operations along Mexico’s Pacific coast, prompting authorities to close or restrict navigation at several ports, while the key container gateway of Manzanillo remains open to large commercial vessels. Mexico’s Navy closed the Port of Manzanillo in Colima to vessels under 500 gross tonnage beginning at 9 a. m. Tuesday as Polo rapidly intensified offshore. The restriction does not apply to larger commercial vessels, allowing container ship traffic to continue at the port.