This month, Costa Rica welcomed two new shipping services at the Moín Container Terminal (TCM). The maiden call of the Venezuela Line (VEL) service operated by the ZIM shipping line called the TCM on 17 May, and the South Atlantic Express (SAE) service, operated by the shipping line Sealand on 1 May.
“Both shipping services improve the country’s connectivity with key consumer markets, providing new options for the Costa Rican export sector to access main markets, as well as for the import sector, which will also benefit from these new trade routes,” explained José Rueda, General Manager of APM Terminals Moín.
The new SAE service will provide Costa Rican exporters a faster connection from Costa Rica to Honduras and Guatemala. In addition, it also offers a direct call to Port Everglades with just six days of transit time.
The SAE service will call the ports of Manzanillo (Panama) – Puerto Moin (Costa Rica) – Puerto Cortes (Honduras) – Puerto Barrios (Guatemala) – Port Everglades (Florida) – Wilmington (North Carolina) – Norfolk (Virginia) – Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) in its northern rotation. For its north-to-south rotation, it will cover the ports of:
Norfolk – Philadelphia – Wilmington – Savannah (Georgia) – Port Everglades – Santo Tomas De Castilla (Guatemala) – Puerto Cortes – Manzanillo – Puerto Moín
ZIM’s differentiated intra-Caribbean service will provide short transit times and seamless connections between Costa Rica, Venezuela and its main hub in Jamaica. The VEL Service will call Kingston (Jamaica) – La Guaira (Venezuela) – Puerto Cabello (Venezuela) – Moín (Costa Rica) – Kingston (Jamaica).
Nicaragua and Northern Panama
Due to increased frequency, these new services are expected to increase the attractiveness of routing cargo from neighbouring countries, such as Nicaragua and northern Panama, through Costa Rica and the TCM.
“These new maritime transport services were added to the terminal’s weekly schedule thanks to the outstanding cooperation between different departments at APM Terminals Moín,” explains Rueda. “Preventive maintenance ensures that the dock has a high utilization rate, receiving between 19 and 21 ships per week. The terminal’s operational performance has also improved significantly, increasing the number of movements per hour per crane and reducing the number of vessels per hour per crane. This frees up availability at the quayside throughout the week, allowing the terminal to add additional services for the region,” he concludes.
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