A new ferry line for commerce moving through Central America began operating Thursday, directly connecting El Salvador and Costa Rica to the exclusion of Nicaragua and Honduras.
Trucks line up to be loaded into the Blue Wave Ferry during the inaugural trip between El Salvador and Costa Rica, at the port in La Union, El Salvador, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. The ferry service between El Salvador and Costa Rica began Thursday. – A new commercial ferry line moving through Central America began operating Thursday, directly connecting El Salvador and Costa Rica to the exclusion of Nicaragua and Honduras.
Officials launching the new service in El Salvador were diplomatic, avoiding direct references to the increasingly authoritarian government of Nicaraguan PresidentFederico Anliker, president of El Salvador’s Executive Port Commission, said the new ferry will help ensure that traffic keeps flowing “when certain countries close their borders.”with Costa Rica in protest of health measures implemented by Costa Rican authorities, specifically testing truck drivers for COVID-19.
Ferry operators say it will be able to move some 100 tractor trailers over the 430 miles by sea in less than 24 hours.
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