In the first half of 2018, companies from Panama and Costa Rica invested $171 million to import port cranes, while no transactions were recorded in the other countries of the region.
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It has been announced that the port terminal will receive two new cranes valued at $26 million, an investment that is part of the project to expand and equip Pier 6.
The Honduran Presidency reported that the two cranes, Super Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore, will be the largest in the region and will be installed on pier 6 of Puerto Cortés, which in recent years has been undergoing an expansion and modernization process.
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador is putting out to tender the supply of 2 Straddle Carrier container cranes.
Government Purchase El Salvador DR-CAFTA-ADACA-UE CEPA-LA-15/2017:
"The objective is to acquire two (2) Straddle Carrier Container Cranes, which includes their assembly and commissioning at the Port of Acajutla by technical personnel sent by the manufacturer.
Pending the approval of the environmental study for the megaproject, APM Terminals has announced that construction will begin in March 2014.
The first stage of construction in the first quarter of 2014 will be of the 600 meter long quay and 40 hectares of paved container yard, plus 12 entrances out of a total of 24 that were planned to be built.
Rogelio Douglas, project manager of APM Terminals said everything is ready to start construction.
The Autonomous Port Executive Commission of El Salvador is inviting bids for the supply of spare parts for cargo handling equipment at the port of Acajutla.
Parts Supply Cargo Handling Equipment Port of Acajutla.
The contract is for a natural person, legal, and / or Union of bidders, domestic or foreign, to supply spare parts for cargo handling equipment (cranes, container carriers, forklifts, tractors, bulldozers, loaders and mobile cranes) according to the requirements of the Tender.
The Ministry of Education in Panama is putting out to tender the procurement of surveillance systems for schools.
The tender is for the supply, installation and configuration of video surveillance and intrusion systems for thirty-eight schools of the Ministry of Education throughout the country.
The date and time of the preliminary meeting is June 20, 2012 at 01:00 pm
The National Port Authority will begin the bidding process for the purchase of machinery for Puerto Cortes.
Immediate institutional needs include the acquisition of a crane and three tugboats. The estimated investment is about $ 35 million, $ 20 million for towing and $ 15 million for the crane.
"... So far the port has received requests from Dutch businessmen who have expressed interest for the institution to negotiate the purchase of tugs made in that country," reported the article in LaPrensa.hn.