US Senators Seek to Deter Mexico From Taking Over Vulcan Port

A bipartisan group of US senators is proposing legislation to pressure Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to back down from plans to expropriate a port and limestone quarry from Alabama’s Vulcan Materials Co.

The bill set to be introduced Monday would prevent boats using the port, if taken over by Mexico, from unloading or getting repairs in the US or territories like Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands. A similar proposal was put forward in the House of Representatives in May.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s government is moving to convert Caribbean coastal land owned by US construction company Vulcan Materials into a protected area.

Photographer: Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg

The new measure intends to render the port, on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, useless for shipping or ...