Overdrive: Mexico's Port of Veracruz expands to move more goods--cars above all else.(PORTS)

If you were to see Mexico's Port of Veracruz from an airplane, it would seem as though you were looking at an ant colony moving very quickly.

The ants would be really shiny and boxy. This is because Veracruz, located in the state with the same name on the Gulf of Mexico, is not only the largest commercial port in the country, it's also the gateway for the automobile industry. In 2004, the port handled 70% of the total 687,000 automobiles that shipped in and out of the country. In Mexico, the automobile trade largely depends on maritime logistics. Worried whether the po