Moín Container Terminal receives first vessel

The permit will enable the transfer of all commercial container ships currently serviced at Puerto Limón and Puerto Moín to the MCT. This will take place once APM Terminals delivers the dock´s first phase, which includes two berths and 40 hectares of artificial island due in February 2019, which is when the terminal is scheduled to be fully operational.

“The authorisation from CNC to start receiving commercial vessels, represents a significant step change in maritime cargo handling logistics in Costa Rica and a huge leap towards improving national competitiveness,” said Kenneth Waugh, managing director of APM Terminals Moín.

Megaship capacity

The first ship to arrive at the Moín Container Terminal on 27 October was Cap Beatrice, followed next week by Hamburg Süd’s Polar México containership, with a Nominal Capacity of 3,947 teus arriving from Panama.

Waugh explained that the Moín Container Terminal will enable the port to “receive today’s largest container ships with direct connections and reliable intermodal links to key markets.”

According to the most recent data from the World Economic Forum, Costa Rica ranks today in the 109 out of 140 countries in the global port infrastructure index. However, projections suggest that once the MCT starts operations, Costa Rica will become Latin America’s port leader.

Starting with this weekly service, the number of ships served will be increased gradually until February 2019, when the project will be completed and the TCM will be officially inaugurated.