Moín Container Terminal
Terminal de Contenedores de Moín
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Location
CountryCosta Rica
LocationLimón province
Coordinates10°00′47″N 83°05′51″W / 10.013017°N 83.097563°W / 10.013017; -83.097563
Details
OpenedFebruary 2019
Operated byAPM Terminals
Owned byPublic concession

The Moín Container Terminal, officially known in Spanish as Terminal de Contenedores de Moín is a container port in the Limón province of Costa Rica. Not to be confused with the Port of Moín, operated by JAPDEVA.

History

Its construction started in early 2015, and is currently operated by concession of the government by the APM Terminals company. It is the first artificial island created in the country[1]

The first vessel to arrive was CAP BEATRICE on 27 October 2018, before its inauguration in February 2019.[2]

Route 257 is a road that was built and designated a national route, to connect Route 32 to the port.

See also

References

  1. Bosque, Diego (26 November 2015). "Isla artificial de megapuerto emerge frente a costa de Moín". Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. "Moín Container Terminal receives first vessel". Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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