6 | Cash and cash equivalents |
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Cash on hand | $ | 925 | $ | 2,087 | ||||
Cash at banks | 158,035 | 302,753 | ||||||
Short-term investments (a) | 235,007 | 535,498 | ||||||
Restricted cash (b) | 67,587 | 62,366 | ||||||
$ | 461,554 | $ | 902,704 |
(a) | Includes fix-term deposits (promissory notes) and repurchase/resell agreements with terms up to 3 days. |
(b) | Restricted cash represents the amount required to guarantee payments according to the obligations arising from the debt agreements for the acquisition of vessels and guarantee found for the sale of Terminal Marítima de Tuxpan, S.A. de C.V. |