The Dos Bocas port (Puerto dos Bocas in Spanish) was constructed in 1979 and started operating in 1982.
It was enlarged starting in 1982 with the East and West Piers.
In 2005, the multi-purpose terminal began operating and an industrial park was established.
It primarily exists for the shipment of petroleum but also handles other industrial and commercial cargo.
The Puerto de Dos Bocas accounts for as much as 85% of Mexico's oil production and imports equipment and machinery for oil exploration and development activities.
The port also imports products, equipment, and machinery to support local agricultural production, much of which is exported.
It also exports include bananas, mango, pineapple, Persian lemon, papaya, orange, coffee, sugar cane, cocoa, and peppers as well as products based on livestock.
Exports out of the port mostly come from the states of Tabasco, Campeche, Chiapas and the south of Veracruz.
In 2008, Dos Bocas exported about 8 million tons of cargo, down dramatically from its peak in 2003 when over 30 million tons of foreign trade cargo was exported.
It also received about two thousand passengers in 2008.
The port primarily ships to Brownsville, Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile and Jacksonville, but cargo also goes to and from other ports in southeast Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The Dos Bocas port also offers guided tours.

On July 26, 2019, the Secretariat of Energy announced the signing of contracts for construction of an oil refinery.
The refinery will have a capacity of 340,000 barrels of oil.
The Dos Bocas port (Puerto dos Bocas in Spanish) was constructed in 1979 and started operating in 1982. It was enlarged starting in 1982 with the East and West Piers. In 2005, the multi-purpose terminal began operating and an industrial park was established. It primarily exists for the shipment of petroleum but also handles other industrial and commercial cargo. The Puerto de Dos Bocas accounts for as much as 85% of Mexico's oil production and imports equipment and machinery for oil exploration and development activities. The port also imports products, equipment, and machinery to support local agricultural production, much of which is exported. It also exports include bananas, mango, pineapple, Persian lemon, papaya, orange, coffee, sugar cane, cocoa, and peppers as well as products based on livestock. Exports out of the port mostly come from the states of Tabasco, Campeche, Chiapas and the south of Veracruz. In 2008, Dos Bocas exported about 8 million tons of cargo, down dramatically from its peak in 2003 when over 30 million tons of foreign trade cargo was exported. It also received about two thousand passengers in 2008. The port primarily ships to Brownsville, Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile and Jacksonville, but cargo also goes to and from other ports in southeast Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The Dos Bocas port also offers guided tours.
On July 26, 2019, the Secretariat of Energy announced the signing of contracts for construction of an oil refinery. The refinery will have a capacity of 340,000 barrels of oil.
Paraíso, Tabasco