The award was granted by the Latin American Quality Institute which brings professionals from Latin America together for the event.
The Latin American Quality Institute, based in Valparaiso, Chile, awards Latin American businessmen and entities who achieved total quality and these include the Quetzal Port company.
In this case (Puerto Quetzal), the progress made by company were highlighted; these include personnel training as well as the re-certification of the PBIP Code issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in June for one year, in addition to the certification against drug trafficking and terrorism issued by the BASC.