Moín Container Terminal

{{Infobox port

| name = Moín Container Terminal
{{lang|es|Terminal de Contenedores de Moín}}

| country = Costa Rica

| location = Limón province

| coordinates = {{coord|10.013017|-83.097563}}

| opened = February 2019

| operated = APM Terminals

| owner = Public concession

}}

The Moín Container Terminal, officially known in Spanish as {{lang|es|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{{cite news |last1=Bosque |first1=Diego |title=Isla artificial de megapuerto emerge frente a costa de Moín |url=https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/infraestructura/isla-artificial-de-megapuerto-emerge-frente-a-costa-de-moin/HB5D4TDSUVH6NGWJ7PZE3FEGPU/story/ |accessdate=26 September 2019 |date=26 November 2015}}

The first vessel to arrive was CAP BEATRICE on 27 October 2018, before its inauguration in February 2019.{{cite web |title=Moín Container Terminal receives first vessel |url=https://www.apmterminals.com/es/moin/about/news/moin-container-terminal-receives-first-vessel |accessdate=26 September 2019}}

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

See also

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