In a 30-hectare lot located five kilometers from the Container Terminal in Moin, Costa Rica, construction will begin in the first half of 2021, a logistics complex that will focus on the management of local or imported cargo.
The project, called "Plataforma Logística Caribe" (PLACA), will be placed near Route 32, the road section from Limón to San José.
The National Port Company Santo Tomás de Castilla will seek external financing to develop the expansion works planned for the port terminal in the next five years.
According to the representatives of the Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomas de Castilla (Empornac), in the next five years a cruise terminal will be built, one for solid and liquid bulk, and another for containers.
Opposition on the part of a port operator and residents in the area is preventing the development of a terminal that would speed up maritime traffic in the Panamanian Pacific and result in lower logistics costs.
The opposition that has been expressed by the current operator of the port of Balboa, on top of the legal actions filed by groups of residents, lawyers and environmental organizations, has prevented the ACP's project to build a port in Corozal from advancing.The tender was declared void in March of last year, after having been postponed twice.
Plans are underway to build a logistics platform for vehicles on a 20-hectare plot in Arraiján, West Panama.
The company BDIN Panamá S.A. submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to the Ministry of the Environment to develop a logistics platform for vehicles in the town of Veracruz, Arraiján.
In January 2018, the first stage of the new cargo logistics zone of the Panama City International Airport will be tendered, which will require an investment of approximately $12 million.
Carlos Duboy, manager of Tocumen S.A., explained to Prensa.com that "... the project includes a logistics area and a free zone. It will be divided into three phases of construction in an approximate area of 45 to 50 hectares of land within the airport itself."
A logistics center for humanitarian assistance is to be built in a 6-hectare area south-west of the Panama Pacifico airport, which will include three 12,000 m2 warehouses and administrative buildings.
This Logistic Center will be located southwest of the Panama Pacifico International Airport within the special area of the same name, in an area of 6.1 hectares and the complex will house:
An environmental impact study has been submitted for construction of a logistics complex in an approximate area of 40 hectares in Arraiján, Panama.
Data from the Interactive System "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, indicates that in July Corporación Regente, S.A. submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to the Ministry of the Environment.
Due to several constructive defects, the Dutch company APM Terminals anticipates that the opening of the container terminal will take place in June 2018 and not in January, as originally planned.
According to authorities of the concessionaire, among the inconveniences that have occurred in the process of constructing the port terminal are poor compaction of the surface of the 40 hectare artificial island, and damages in 20 meters of the breakwater, among other things.APM Terminals estimates that the work will be completed in June 2018, and not on January 18, as indicated in the contract.
In a 13-hectare site in the province of Colón, Panama, a logistics park consisting of 5 buildings measuring 5,000 square meters each will be built.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" complied by the business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, Colon Container Terminal, S.A.
An announcement has been made that in July the first licenses are expected to be granted to operate in the free zone which is being built in Tocumen and which will be ready within 18 months.
The general manager of Tocumen, Joseph Fidanque III, explained to Prensa.com that there are already twelve companies interested in settling in the free zone which is to be built in the vicinity to the airport grounds.
The Panama Canal Authority expects to tender at the end of the year several logistics projects to be developed in 1,200 hectares of land in the canal zone.
The goal of the Panama Canal Authority is to generate value-added services around the extended canal, and according to the head the institution, Jorge Luis Quijano, several state companies from China have already expressed interest in participating in the development of these projects, which could be estimated at $1 billion and would be developed over a period of five to seven years.
A marine cargo dock and two office warehouse complexes, and expansion of storage in a maritime terminal, are some of the projects planned for the coming months.
The information system"Construction Projects in Central America",by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides an up to date list of construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were presented to the appropriate authorities in each country in November 2016.
The project to build an intermodal "dry port" on the Guatemala-Mexico border, which has been valued at $40 million, will be developed through a public-private partnership.
Through an agreement between the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) and the National Agency on Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development (ANADIE) will a plan will be developed to carry out the project to build an Intermodal Dry Port in Tecun Uman which will be developed under a public-private partnership scheme.
A group of local businessmen have announced the start of construction of the first stage of an industrial park in 18 hectares of land in San Carlos, Alajuela.
They indicate that Parque Muelle will offer the possibility of operating under the free zone regime and they are aiming to attract companies from the sectors of agribusiness, technology and logistics, explained Victor Perera, founding partner of the project to Nacion.com.
In an area measuring 200 hectares the airport administration will develop a free zone for logistics companies, investing $30 million in the first stage.
The airport administrators said that "... the plans focus on adapting the 200 hectares that are part of the land area of the cargo terminal, transforming them mainly so that they can be developed by companies working in logistics services, storage of goods, assembly, high - tech companies related to aviation and airports, processing of finished or semi - finished products, specialized health services, among other things. "