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
Description of Infrastructure and EquipmentCurrent terminalPhase 1Phase 2Phase 3
Dedicated yard for stowage, hectares8101213
Reachstacker / top loader cranes121086
Electrified RTG cranes081318
Power outlets for refrigerated cargo2,3001,5001,8002,000
Estias Reefer/dry, FEU at ground level250/600250/800250/900330/1020
WIM scale, scanner portal combination0366
TOS and dating systemNoNoYeahYeah
Daily inbound/outbound volume, trucks6809501,2801,500
inspection ramps24244848
Available draft, meters-12-14-14-15
Mooring Front, meters580760875875
Mobile cranes, Post-Panamax MHC36912
Annual Capacity, TEUS450,000630,000850,0001,000,000
Yield, TEUS per hectare56,30063,00070,80076,900

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