APM Terminals Moín invests in modernizing TCM, ensuring competitiveness and efficiency

• Actions are being carried out from 2024 through 2025
• Process digitization, crane electrification, and operational safety improvements are part of its advances
• Milestones in six years of operation are clear evidence of the company's steady steps in the country's development

The modernization and innovation plans for Costa Rica's main port are ambitious and aim to generate greater development for the country, making the Moin Container Terminal (MCT) even more competitive and efficient, standing out among ports in Latin America and around the world.

During 2024 and this year, 2025, APM Terminals Moin is making significant investments in various operational and security areas of the MCT.

"Over the past two years, we have promoted significant projects in the modernization of APM Terminals Moin, including the digitization of information on containers and people entering the terminal. Another of our important projects is the electrification of cranes, which will contribute to the decarbonization of operations. This will allow us to avoid human error, ensure people's safety, maintain greater control over the goods transported, and increase efficiency and effectiveness in the movement of containers. These actions enhance the quality of our service and, at the same time, promote greater socioeconomic development in the country," said José Rueda, managing director of APM Terminals Moin.

Among the actions that the company has developed are:

1. Terminal access controls: we plan to implement technologies that will ensure greater efficiency in the entry of vehicles, people, and cargo into the terminal, allowing us to provide better service to our customers and continue to support the management of our business partners.
2. Smart cranes: STS OCR technology in Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes allows for the accurate reading and confirmation of container numbers during loading and unloading. This measure ensures precision in the handling of contents and prevents errors that could result in incorrect shipments. It also provides a visual record for customer peace of mind.
3. Positive impact terminal: by the end of 2025, it is expected that the fleet of work vehicles will be electric, reducing MCT's fossil fuel consumption.
4. Safety in container movement control: twistlock controls on yard cranes will be improved, which means that the way the locks that secure containers on cranes are handled will be optimized, improving efficiency and safety when moving them.
5. Scanner operation: APM Terminals Moin continues to have the necessary technology available to the relevant authorities to carry out non-intrusive cargo inspections, with the aim of contributing to the efficiency of port operations and the reliability of our customers.
6. Strengthening the LTE network: The project aims to improve the quality of communications at the Terminal. This will allow signals from different antennas to work better together, as if they formed a perfect triangle. This will optimize service coverage, which is key to ensuring that all connected equipment works quickly and reliably at the Terminal.
7. Migration of network devices: equipment that manages internet and communications connections will be switched to a new platform to improve performance.
8. Replacement of vehicle-mounted computers: this means that the computers used in mobile equipment, such as trucks and cranes, will be replaced with newer, more efficient models.
9. Creation of a forecourt: an additional area will be built before the main entrance to the terminal to better manage the flow of trucks.
10. Facilitation system for aligning trucks under STS cranes: technology will be implemented to help trucks position themselves accurately under the cranes, saving time and avoiding errors.