"The need for a reference document on the ports within Honduras prompted the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) to request an evaluation of the major Honduran ports. ... the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) conducted an onsite evaluation of five Honduran ports in May 1985. Results of the Central American Port Study are documented in two parts. Part I, this report, provides a compendium of port facilities and a comparative analysis of the surveyed ports."--Page xi.

"November 1985."

Transportation systems.Topography ; Climate ; Highways ; Railroads ; Inland waterways ; Seaports ; Airports -- Port facility compendium. Port of San Lorenzo ; Port of Puerto Cortes ; Port of Tela ; Port of La Ceiba ; Port of Puerto Castilla -- Comparative analysis of ports. Individual berth evaluation ; Terminal evaluation ; Safety evaluation ; Multiple vessel support system evaluation ; Port rank ordering -- Conclusions and recommendations.