Guatemala, port system
1,723,565 TEU
2016: 1,423,3402023CPNGuatemala (the Quetzal + Santo Tomás + Barrios system) moved 1,119,626 TEU in 2025 (CPN). Costa Rica, APM Terminals Moín: 1,320,000 TEU in 2024 and 37 million tonnes, about 19 vessels a week (branded content). Honduras, references give 675,000 TEU (2019), capacity of 1 M TEU a year and more than 5.8 M TEU cumulative over the concession (the draft's figures of ‘748,000 / 559,000’ were withdrawn). Dominican Republic, DP World Caucedo: 1.7 M TEU in 2024, capacity 2.25 M TEU, more than US$800 M invested, a transhipment hub with an integrated free zone. Mexico, Manzanillo: 3,326,000 TEU in 2024 (+12.6%); the Mexican system moved 9,375,570 TEU (+12%). El Salvador (Acajutla) announced a pier in 2026 to triple capacity. Guatemala has fragmented ports and no global operator on the scale of Caucedo or Manzanillo.
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- Moín (Costa Rica)1,320,000 TEU2024El Financiero CR
- Caucedo (Dominican Rep.)1.7 M TEU; capacity 2.25 M2024DP
- Manzanillo (Mexico)3,326,000 TEU2024TyT / ASIPONA
- Puerto Cortés (Honduras)675,000 TEU (2019); capacity 1 M/year2019MundoMarítimo / OPC