Works on the adaptation and renovation of what will be the third international airport in Panama are 70% complete.
A statement by the Presidency of Panama reads:
President Ricardo Martinelli, with the Minister of Public Works, Jaime Ford, conducted an inspection of the construction area of the project to adapt and renovate the Scarlett Martinez airport and the tunnel on the Panamerican Highway which crosses the runway, a project that is the first of its kind in Latin America.
The company Terminal de Graneles Moín (TGM), with an investment of about $5 million, is to build a terminal that will operate as a logistics center for receiving, storing and dispensing liquids.
The objectives of the company are to provide storage tanks and reception services in the port and shipping the product.
The project, to be developed by the businessmen Germán Moreno and Rodolfo Blasio, TGM advisers, and with investment by the PASQUI Group will be built on a property measuring 20,000 square meters located between the Químicos Holanda facilities and terminals belonging to Transmerquim and the former Exxon in Moin, Limon, Costa Rica.
The opening of Palmerola as the main international airport in Honduras and the eventual closure of air operations in Toncontin has pushed the mayor and merchants of Tegucigalpa to the brink of war.
At a press conference, the City Mayor Ricardo Alvarez said that they would not allow Tegucigalpa to be left without an international airport. "We will defind this position just as we did about four years ago.
The Brazilian construction company Andrade Gutierrez has retired from the Monkey Point project, and the government of Nicaragua recognizes that "it is not easy to make it happen."
An article in Prensa.com.ni reports that "The prefeasibility and feasibility studies made by Andrade Gutierrez have revealed that the construction cost per kilometer of the port would be about two million dollars, according to information provided to the press.
The Government of Nicaragua has announced the constitution of a company in Hong Kong in order to raise the necessary capital to build the wet and dry canals projects it has planned.
From an article in Elpueblopresidente.com:
The President, Daniel Ortega, said the Government had signed a memorandum of understanding with a company incorporated in Hong Kong, China, for the construction of the Grand Interoceanic Canal in Nicaragua.
After the failure of the first tender, the government of Costa Rica published in October 2012 a tender for the construction of new hangars for COOPESA.
With capacity for up to six large scale aircraft, the new hangars will be built on the south side of Juan Santamaria Airport, costing approximately $12 million.
The total investment required for the transfer of the COOPESA hangars from their current location, where future expansion of the passenger terminals and cargo is hindered, total $32 million, which includes earth works, construction of road surfaces and a ramp.
The technical proposals have finally been opened in the tender for the construction of a South Terminal at Tocumen International Airport, which will require an investment of $600 million.
The Brazilian company Norberto Odebrecht, Costa Rica's Meco, and Grupo Conalvías from Colombia, along with the China Harbour Engineering Company, were the four companies who submitted proposals for the required technical and financial proposals.
The government has announced the start of a process to attract investment for the construction of two new international airports.
The government's commitment is to build an airport for cargo in the Pacific coast, near the present Naval Base runway, in Puerto de San Jose, and one for tourists on the Atlantic coast, in the Database air Izabal.
The announcement was made by Vice President of the Republic, Roxana Baldetti, who added, "We're trying to do this using the Public-Private Partnership Act because the state does not have the resources to do it on its own and we are thinking that an investment of this nature could be made next year. "
The opening of bids, originally scheduled for August 13, 2012, has been extended to August 22.
This postponement is due to modifications made in the specifications, which now include the refurbishment of the existing terminal and its connection with the new extension.
"The construction of the South Terminal, which will have 20 gates and allow Tocumen to receive between 15 million and 17 million passengers a year, is estimated to cost about $400 million.
Company’s due diligence and fair-play in bid reaffirmed.
San Jose, Costa Rica – The Costa Rican courts ruled today in favor of APM Terminals in two lawsuits, brought against the company and the government, which were intended to block the awarded concession for the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM). “Today’s favorable decision from the Second Circuit Court in San Jose affirms the transparency and legality of the concession process.
Adding to its investments in Colon in Panama and Roatan in Honduras, is a further $40 million which will go into San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua, in an exclusive terminal for cruise ships.
The Nicaragua project was announced earlier last year, but has not been firmed up since.
Now an article in Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports that "the news last week was reconfirmed by the Deputy Mayor of San Juan del Sur, Rivas Adelina, and a host of personalities from the Chambers of Tourism and the Government. Among them was the chief executive of the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute, Intur, Mario Salinas. Everyone was enthusiastic about the initiative."
After having signed a contract for leasing the land for 25 years, the Spanish company Terminales de Contenedores de Barcelona will invest $120 million in the project.
After a rumor had spread about a concession for Puerto Quetzal in Guatemala, which would have involved an international competitive tender, the controller of the port of Quetzal (EPQ), Allan Marroquin, yesterday informed Prensa Libre that "three week ago a contract was signed under which 35 thousand square meters will be leased to the Spanish company in Terminales de Contenedores de Barcelona (Grupo TCB). "
APM Terminals has signed a concession contract for 32 years to build and operate a container terminal with an investment of $900 million.
The start of construction is scheduled for September. This first stage, at a cost of $300 million, should be completed in 2015.
"The company said, through a statement, that they have signed a concession for 32 years with the Port Authority of Lazaro Cardenas (APILAC) for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a new and specialized terminal", reported Americaeconomia.com.
In 2013 the construction of bulk carriers and cruise ship docks will begin along with the expansion of the beaches for containers.
Currently the port measures 914 meters, and the works will extend the area by approximately 600 meters.
Luis Alberto Gomez, controller of the port terminal told the press, "We want to improve the infrastructure and machinery to keep the port at the forefront in Central America."