The Costa Rican Pacific Ports Institute (INCOP) reported that Puerto de Caldera will continue to operate normally during the strike, as well as the docks in Puntarenas, Quepos, and Golfito, since the strike won’t affect any of the services provided by the Pacific Ports.
Juan Ramón Rivera, executive president of this entity said that, if any measure that affects the port operation should arise, they would avoid impacts for users.
Rivera added that different institutions, such as the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and the National Customs Direction, are working together to provide an alternative maritime transport for part of the exports of the region that have been affected by the crisis in Nicaragua.
The national strike will start on Monday at 06:00 a.m. in several areas of the country, and the unions hope to paralyze services such as health, education, and transport.
The executive president of JAPDEVA (Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica), Greivin Villegas Ruiz, said they will implement operational measures that have already been explained to representatives of the exports, imports, and shipping sectors, since they are aware of the economic benefits of port services in Limón.