Group photo of Broward County and Costa Rican officials signing document.BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Broward County’s Port Everglades has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Port of Limón, Costa Rica, as part of its International Sister Seaport Program. Costa Rica is the Port’s eighth largest trading partner by volume.
Broward County Commissioners Chip LaMarca and Dale V.C. Holness, who recently completed an Enterprise Florida-led trade mission to Costa Rica, signed the MOU on behalf of Port Everglades.
The MOU outlines joint initiatives the two parties will undertake and states that it is within “their mutual interest to establish an alliance of cooperation aimed at facilitating international trade and generating new business by promoting the all-water routes between” the two ports.
Key joint initiatives include:
- Marketing activities
- Market studies
- Modernization and improvements
- Training
Following the signing, Port Everglades and representatives from the Costa Rica, JAPDEVA (Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica) discussed opportunities for information sharing and took a port tour.
Port Everglades has International Sister Seaport agreements with four seaports in Europe, Asia, and South America, and a Memorandum of Understanding with the Panama Canal Authority and now the Port of Limón, Costa Rica. The International Sister Seaport Program encourages new business and trade between the seaport organizations. The four agreements are with the Port of Olbia, located on the Italian island of Sardinia, the Port of Xiamen in China, the Port of Marseille, France, and the Docas do Rio (Rio de Janeiro Port Authority), in Brazil.
To become a Sister Seaport with Port Everglades, a seaport must commit to the free exchange of information pertaining to cruise and cargo operations, statistical information and general market research.everg
