In the Dominican Republic, the construction and refurbishment of several fishing piers in different locations in the provinces of María Trinidad Sánchez, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, La Altagracia, Palenque and Bani is being tendered.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase APORDOM-CCC-LPN-2022-0001:
"The Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) requires the construction and refurbishment of fishing piers in six lots, with different delivery times of six and twelve months, are as follows:
Panama is planning the construction of an automated and equipped port container terminal, consisting mainly of a container platform, a floating dock, two vehicular bridges and administrative offices.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that have submitted environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions in each country.
Panama's Maritime Authority tenders the study, design, development and approval of plans and construction of the new fiscal dock of Puerto Armuelles, to be located in the district of Baru in the province of Chiriqui.
Panama Government Purchase 2021-2-03-0-04-LV-008417:
"The project includes the development of the studies, designs, development and approval of the plans and construction of the New Fiscal Dock of Puerto Armuelles, as well as the supply of furniture, tools, equipment and materials necessary for the perfect operation of the offices and dock area.
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration approved a $21.4 million extension for the financing of the "Project to Improve the Technical and Operational Capabilities of Puerto Corinto."
This extension brings the total amount guaranteed to $184.6 million, making it the largest investment in the country's port sector in recent decades, informed the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).
Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo S.A. tenders the design and construction of the Pacific Terminal for ship reception and storage at the Barranca Terminal.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2021LN-000003-0016700102:
"In general terms the work to be developed by the contractor, under the modality Engineering, Procurement and Construction -IPC-, lump sum or lump sum consists of:
President Varela has vetoed the bill that repealed the concession contract to build and operate a container terminal in Rodman, which had been awarded to PSA Panama International Terminal.
The bill approved by the National Assembly in mid-April contained an article that repealed the concession contract with PSA Panama International Terminal,approved more than three years ago. At the time, the decision of the deputies was strongly criticized by the Panamanian business sector, which described it as athreat to legal security.
The Ro-Ro terminal the Panama Canal Authority is considering to build on the west side would require a $200 million investment.
The purpose of a specialized rolling cargo terminal is to turn the area where it will be built into a center for redistribution for vehicles, machinery and heavy equipment to serve the local market and other Latin American countries.
The Hernández administration is looking for companies interested in modernizing and expanding the Henecán port terminal in San Lorenzo, Valle department.
Representatives from the government met with the Ecuadorian company Yilport, who may be interested in the project.The aim of the Honduran authorities is to improve the infrastructure of the most important portfor the country on the Pacific coast.
New businesses in the segment of small shipping companies, and competitiveness in the maritime and logistics regional market is what the country is missing out on because of the delay in the construction of a new terminal.
One of the main points in favor of the construction of a port in Corozal is the business that could be generated in the segment of smaller shipping companies, which, according to entrepreneurs in this sector, have difficulty accessing the services they need because larger shipping companies are generallygiven priority attention at major ports.
The lack of tax incentives could be one of the reasons why no companies submitted bids in the tender for the concession of the port in Corozal in Panama.
The lack of bids in the tender for the concession of the construction and operation of a container port in Corozal West came as no surprise to some entrepreneurs in the maritime sector, who believe that lack of sufficient tax incentives could have influenced the decision of companies to not submit bids.The opposition that the project has generated and the lawsuits filed against it could also have weighed on the decision not to participate.
An environmental impact study has been submitted for a project to build a marina and breakwater in Isla Perico, Panama Province.
According to CentralAmericaData's system for identifying Construction Projects, the project involves the construction of a marina and breakwater, to be developed in three phases, in a total area of 6.9 hectares in Perico Island.
In Panama, the deadline for bids in the tender for the design, construction and operation of the Container Terminal Corozal has been postponed until February 17.
The Panama Canal Authority announced that on February 1 the new deadline for submitting tender proposals is 17 February. The 14-day extension was put forward in order for there to be more time to respond to queries raised by the prequalified companies during approval meetings.
The operator of Puerto Caldera in Costa Rica, has hired a French-Colombian consortium for the construction of a multipurpose port in the Gulf of Uraba, adjacent to the border with Panama, with an investment of $580 million.
PIO SAS, a holding company dedicated among other sectors to the development, implementation and management of services for port infrastructure and logistics, has announced that the consortium Sapeim from France and Termotecnica Coindustrial S.A. from Colombia, is the preferred contractor for the stage of Engineering, Procurement, and construction (EPC) of Puerto Antioquia, which will be the closest Colombian port to the Panama canal and the closest to Medellin and Bogota.
The Panamanian private sector advocates approval of the bill that would give the operator of the port at Corozal the same tax benefits as other companies.
From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP):
Panama, November 8, 2016.The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture in Panama (CCIAP) developed the first national forum ahead of the proposed construction of the port in Corozal -on the Pacific side of the water-way- with a view to exploring diversification of opportunities for new business in order to make maximum use of the expanded Canal.
The $53 million tender to build and operate a multipurpose terminal in the province of Cocle has been canceled because no proposals were submitted.
Since no company expressed interest in the tenderto concession the construction and operation of the port in Aguadulce, the Panama Maritime Authority has had to cancel the call for the third time.