As trade grows in Central America the region needs to improve its ports infrastructure, shippers and port experts say. El Salvador leads the way.

Central America has engineered a free trade accord with the United States - an achievement larger economies like Colombia and Peru have yet to copy. And the region is now negotiating a free trade association agreement with the European Union. Combined, such free trade accords are expected to significantly boost Central America's international trade.

Yet, Central America has a major problem. Its ports are still in need of modernization. "Central American ports overall are not that efficient, and based on studies of international organizations we could say they are behind if compared to South American and Caribbean ports," says Julian Palacio, the Colombia-based Latin American Coordinator of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).

 The lack of more advanced facilities has led shipping lines like Crowley to use ro-ro vessels , which allow cargo to be rolled on and rolled off without having to use cranes

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