News / Seoul weighs in to help El Salvador expand its port of Acajutla

Source CEPA.

The South Korean government has agreed to help El Salvador refurbish its main port, Acajutla.

The upgrading, which begins next year, will include building new container terminals.

Vice-minister of oceans and fisheries Eom Ki-doo this week met the president of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) of El Salvador, Federico Anliker, to discuss cooperation over Acajutla’s expansion.

In 2018, at CEPA’s request, the ministry (MOF) carried out a feasibility study and created a basic plan to develop Acajutla, including improvements to facilities and ...