14 | Other non-current assets |
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Almacenes de Jugos Cítricos de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (a) | $ | - | $ | 40,000 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 29,535 | 33,022 | ||||||
Security deposits | 7,076 | 5,990 | ||||||
Other equity investments | 5,989 | 5,870 | ||||||
Services & Solutions Optimus, S. de R.L. de C.V. (b) | (1,217 | ) | 1,547 | |||||
TMM División Marítima, S.A. de C.V. (c) | - | - | ||||||
$ | 41,383 | $ | 86,429 |
(a) | In July 2014, Grupo TMM contributed $40,000 to the capital stock of Almacenes de Jugos Citricos de Mexico, S.A.P.I. de C.V., which represents 21% of the voting shares. Since this entity has not started up operations as at the issue date of the consolidated financial statements, Company Management decided reserve the investment. |
(b) | On February 24, 2016, Grupo TMM entered into a ‘Project Development Contract’, through its subsidiary Services & Solutions Optimus, S. de R.L. de C. V. (Optimus) with TransCanada and Sierra Oil & Gas, through its subsidiary Caoba Energia, S. de R.L. de C.V. (an unrelated third party, henceforth ‘Caoba’), whereby a petroleum liquid terminal (‘Tuxpan Project’) will be developed. |
(c) | As discussed in Note 5, the Company lost control of its subsidiary TMM DM in 2017, retaining 15% equity in its capital and exercising significant influence. Accordingly, this investment has been classified as an investment in associate. As at December 31, 2017, the value of this investment is nil, since the stockholders’ equity of TMM DM is negative. Moreover, in accordance with the statutes of TMM DM, the stockholders only assume obligation in connection with their equity up to the amount thereof. |