Operadura Portuaria Centroamericana SA de CV (OPC), a subsidiary of ICTSI, has signed a contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the first phase of the expansion of the project. The first phase of the project covers the construction of a 350-meter long berth with a controlling depth of 15.5 meters, two trestles that will be connected to the existing yard, and dredging of the bay up to 14 meters deep. The new berth will be equipped with two super post-Panamax quay cranes