Master Plan
Current terminal



Conceptual model



Master Plan: 1 Million TEUS
The Master Plan defines the roadmap designed in three phases of growth to provide this Port Terminal with the necessary infrastructure to handle 1 million TEUS per year and ensure the continuity of Puerto Barrios as a success story of the Public-Private Alliance of Guatemala .
Expansion / Improvement Phases | ||||
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Description of Infrastructure and Equipment | Current terminal | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 |
Dedicated yard for stowage, hectares | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Reachstacker / top loader cranes | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Electrified RTG cranes | 0 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
Power outlets for refrigerated cargo | 1,100 | 1,500 | 1,800 | 2,000 |
Estias Reefer/dry, FEU at ground level | 250/600 | 250/800 | 250/900 | 330/1020 |
WIM scale, scanner portal combination | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
TOS and dating system | No | No | Yeah | Yeah |
Daily inbound/outbound volume, trucks | 680 | 950 | 1,280 | 1,500 |
inspection ramps | 24 | 24 | 48 | 48 |
Available draft, meters | -12 | -14 | -14 | -15 |
Mooring Front, meters | 580 | 760 | 875 | 875 |
Mobile cranes, Post-Panamax MHC | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
Annual Capacity, TEUS | 450,000 | 630,000 | 850,000 | 1,000,000 |
Yield, TEUS per hectare | 56,300 | 63,000 | 70,800 | 76,900 |


The first phase of the Master Plan plans to increase the current capacity of the Terminal by 40% to reach 630 thousand TEUS per year and thus become the most important Container Port in Guatemala