After in May of last year in the context of the pandemic, regional purchases of tractors fell to a historic low at $4 million, in the following months imports showed a recovery and in December amounted to $20 million.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"].
Accurately calculating the vehicle fleet or estimating the number of specialized machines and tractors used in certain areas is useful information for companies dedicated to the sale of accessories and spare parts to make the right decisions.
In order to minimize the risk of starting to commercialize spare parts and accessories that use specialized machines, tractors or vehicles, or simply to calculate potential sales in certain areas, countries or regions, companies rely on market studies that in some cases are elaborated with Big Data techniques.
In the Dominican Republic, the rental service for power shovels, dump trucks and long bed trucks is being tendered.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase ADN-CCC-LPN-2021-0001:
"Rental Service of Mechanical Shovel, Dump Trucks and Long Bed Trucks, to be used in the Collection of Solid Waste, Transportation of Materials (pruning and debris regulated by the scale system) and Transportation of Operational Personnel.
The Social Security Fund is tendering the disassembly, supply and installation of six traction type elevators with their respective machine room, equipment that will be used at the Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital, in the province of Colon.
Panama Government Purchase 2021-1-10-0-03-LV-402661:
"The Contractor shall be responsible for uninstalling all structural, mechanical, control and electrical elements of the 6 existing elevators that are necessary. In addition, the Contractor shall provide the materials, equipment, tools and shall prepare, evaluate and submit all the necessary technical drawings for the supply and installation of the traction type elevators with machine room, two administration elevators, two stretchers, one dietary elevator and one waste elevator.
After in May 2020, in the context of the pandemic caused by covid-19, regional purchases of tractors fell to a historic low of $4 million, in the following months imports showed a recovery.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"].
In recent years, electricity generators from Spain have gained importance in terms of the amount purchased, since in the first half of 2012 they represented barely 0.5% of total regional imports and for the same period in 2020 the proportion rose to 15%.
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The Costa Rican Railroad Institute is tendering the maintenance services of heavy equipment with generators and special groups for the electromechanical workshops of the Pacific and Atlantic sectors, for the term of four years.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LN-000008-0012900001:
"Object of the contract:
a. Repair and maintenance of the corresponding Sector's (Pacific or Atlantic) generator equipment.
In the first six months of 2020, Central American countries spent $39 million on tractor imports, 28% less than what was reported for the same period in 2019, a drop that is largely explained by the purchasing behavior of Guatemala and Honduras.
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The Ministry of Communications tenders the supply of heavy machinery for the different work fronts of the Maintenance Division of the General Directorate of Roads.
Guatemala Government Purchase 12587516:
"Detail of the required equipment:
-15 Motor graders
-15 Backhoes
-15 Tandem wheels for compacting asphalt pavements
-10 Wrecking hammers
-8 Chain tractors
In the first nine months of 2019, the region's companies bought electric motors and generators abroad for $127 million, 35% less than what was reported for the same period in 2018.
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If the quarantine and mobility restriction measures are extended by two months, it is forecast that by the end of the year the annualized demand for repair and maintenance services of machinery and industrial equipment in Central America will have fallen by 5%.
The "Information System for the Impact Analysis of Covid-19 on Business", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, measures the degree of impact that the crisis will have on companies according to their sector or economic activity, considering different scenarios for the coming months.
The Mayor's Office of the Central District of Honduras is tendering for the rental and operation of machinery and equipment for different works in its jurisdiction.
Honduran Government Purchase LPuNBS-03-AMDC-10-2020:
"The Municipal Mayor's Office of the Central District has decided to hire the services of different heavy equipment to counteract the damage caused by the rains in the winter season or other emergencies and also to attend to the different needs in neighborhoods, colonies, villages and hamlets of the Central District at all times of the year.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Kaeser Compressors, Cemcol and Goldstar Elevators, are some of the companies with the most important contracts to supply machinery and tools to public institutions in Central America.
An analysis by CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit provides interesting data on the companies that were awarded contracts to supply machinery and tools to the governments of Central American countries in 2019.
Businessmen dedicated to the commercialization of machines and heavy equipment expect that between the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 sales will begin to recover, derived from the mega-projects that will be executed in the country.
The public infrastructure projects that are close to being developed and that have generated expectations among the sector's businessmen are the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal and Line 3 of the Panama Metro.
In the first six months of 2019, Central American countries spent $54 million to import tractors, and purchases from companies in the U.S. and Mexico fell in year-on-year terms by 42% and 14%, respectively.
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