New Cruise Port Could Also Provide Fuel

A proposed cruise port in Amador, Panama, could also serve to supply bunker fuel for ships.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

The location of the new terminal, the Amador Causeway, is located near Balboa storage tanks, which has caught the attention of representatives from several cruise companies.

Ernesto Orillac, Deputy Administrator of the Panamanian Tourism Authority, said the new port and the expansion of the Panama Canal will open new routes for cruise lines connecting the east coast of the United States to the Pacific.

Shipping companies have visited the site in order to make technical recommendations regarding the specifications of the tender being prepared by the Panama Maritime Authority.

"The project proposed by the government has raised expectations in the tourism industry, considering the success of the cruise terminal in Colon and that this could be complement and another exit point in the Pacific. Currently operating on this side of the country in the Marina de Amador", reported Prensa.com.

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