Investment boom for Central America

Central American ports plan to invest more than $1bn on modernisation to cash in on the expansion of the Panama Canal and to capitalise on new trade agreements signed with Europe and the US.

Port Strategy: Money is pouring into Central American ports, like Puerto Cortes

Monkey Point port in northwest Nicaragua is receiving $300m in new investment, while El Salvador is spending $200m on the port of La Unión.

Honduras, for its part, plans to allocate $300m to upgrades at Puerto Cortés.