APMT lone bidder for Moín

APM Terminals was the only company to bid for the construction and operation concession for the new container terminal at the Costa Rican port of Moín.

The National Concessions Council will now analyse both the technical and financial aspects of the bid before making an award, a process that is expected to be completed by the end of October.

In all, 65 companies originally acquired tender documents, although the lack of final bids is thought to have been influenced by the prevailing world economic crisis.

The new facility, which will be 10 kilometres from the existing port of Limón, will accommodate panamax vessels when operations commence in 2016.