Panama: Appeal Against Corozal Tender

Panama Ports Company wants the tender process be annulled and to be directly granted use of the Corozal area in order to extend the operation of the terminal at Balboa.

Monday, June 13, 2016

While the Varela administration is preparing a project to give the future port in Corozal the same exemptions as those enjoyed at other port terminals, the current concessionaire of the ports of Balboa and Cristobal is redoubling its efforts in the process to get a concession awarded to it for the use of the area in Corozal so that it can extend its operations in Balboa.

Prensa.com explains that "...The company, a subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings Group, presented an administrative appeal through its legal representatives in order to get resolution ACP-JD-RM 14-711 of October 30, 2014 by the board of the ACP declared void due to illegality."

So far four companies have pre - qualified in the tender process to build the container transshipment port according to a report from the Canal Authority in late April.

"... In addition to this resource, PPC has twice called for the ACP to be granted a direct contract for use of the West Corozal area to extend the operations of the port of Balboa. This relates to a lot measuring 120 hectares which is an asset of the Canal which facies water leading to the waterway, on the Pacific side, the side of the Balboa port facilities. "

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