Empresa Portuaria Quetzal is putting out to tender improvement works on a Dolphin type pier located in the Cruise Terminal of Puerto Quetzal.
The current deterioration of the Dolphin type pier, located at the cruise terminal in the western basin of Puerto Quetzal, is putting its infrastructure at risk of collapse, resulting in difficulties in service cruise ships and exposure to sanctions for non-compliance with international standards.
The momentum in this sector needs more services and port infrastructure in order to consolidate and join the global growth of this industry.
The region needs to improve port infrastructure in order to be able to receive the new boats which are becoming bigger and bigger and with this take advantage of the 20% growth that is projected in the next season.
The ports of Quetzal in the Pacific and Santo Tomás de Castilla in the Atlantic will improve their facilities by 2012.
According to information provided by the Central American Commission for Maritime Transport (Cocatram), there will be four new terminals in Santo Tomás de Castilla by this date as well as more industrial parks. The works will generate three thousand new jobs.