Authorities will take bids for operating fuel tanks at both entrances of the Canal; they used to be managed by Atlantic Pacific S.A.
Representatives from the Presidency remarked they are working in the bidding rules, but no specific dates are known yet.
“The Panamanian Maritime Authority assumed control of 66 fuel tanks administered by APSA (30 in Cristóbal and 36 in Balboa), after APSA concession period ended”.
Atlantic Pacific is no longer the concessionaire for the fuel tanks located at both entrances of the Canal.
President Ricardo Martinelli stated his intention of conducting a public bidding process to find the new concessionaire.
"Carlota Mattos, chief of the legal department of the Panama Maritime Authority, argued they want to find the option that is most advantageous for the State", reported Prensa.com.
Four companies allege to have requested the concession of an area of land and sea to build a dock at La Roca in Balboa.
Three weeks ago it was mentioned that three companies had requested the concession to develop the port infrastructure at the site; these were Trans Ibérica Terminal & Services, Talleres Industriales and Atlantic Pacific S.A.
Apsa is proposing the construction of a new petroleum pair in Balboa and improvements for the installations at Cristobal.
The lack of a petroleum dock at Port Balboa and Port Cristobal are putting the supply of electricenergy at risk during the dry season when only a fraction of the plants work, warned Idis de Castillero, president of Atlantic Pacific, S.A. (Apsa), a bunker storage company.
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