Puerto de La Union: So Far Only Words

The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador put to tender the administration of the port of La Union in mid-2013.

Monday, September 10, 2012

An article in Laprensagrafica.com quotes the chairman of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador (CEPA), Alberto Arene, who says that "The goal of CEPA is to grant concession the port of La Union, within a year, that is to say, in September 2013 ".

"CEPA had planned to announce the tender last August and close the submission of bids on 15 November. In this was awarding the work would have taken place in December this year."

Meanwhile, the Japanese loan amortization for the construction of the port, consumes $10 million a year.

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