Costa Rica: Port Works Blocked

In Costa Rica the will of the state to impose the rule of law against the de facto power exercised by any conglomerate continues to shrink.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The concessionaire APM Terminals has reported losses of up to $200,000 a day because of blockades by truckers who are obstructing the route to the construction site for the container terminal in Moin.

At least 200 carriers have blocked route 257 in the Caribbean of Costa Rica for a fifth day, which has brought economic losses both for companies who have to use this route as well as the Dutch company APM Terminals. The road in question leads to the construction site of the Moin Container Terminal (TCM). According to APM Terminals each passing day will mean losses of some $200,000.

According to Elfinancierocr.com, transporters "... are demanding more and new guarantees than those which were negotiated at the beginning of the development of the work: today they are requesting 100% of the cargo of all the material that the work needs, some 960,000 tons of material" Initially, the contract established transportation for only 2/3 of the total.

"... If they do not unblock the road, we will have to seek government support. We rely on the terms of the concession contract to guarantee us safe and peaceful access to the project site, " said Kenneth Waugh, CEO of APM Terminals Moin to La Nacion. Carriers argue that rates have been respected but not cargo volumes.

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