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Arguing that three inconsistencies were detected, the General Comptroller's Office of Guatemala ordered to temporarily suspend the bidding of the contract for the improvement of the breakwaters of Port Quetzal.
This is the public tender called "Improvement of Port Infrastructure East and West Breakwaters", which on March 3 was awarded to the company Supervision, Construccion y Mantenimiento, S.A., for $62 million.
Construcciones Integrales Avanzadas S.A., Supervision Construccion y Mantenimiento S.A. and Tecuntrac S.A., were the companies in Guatemala that submitted their proposals in the tender for the improvement of the east and west breakwater port infrastructure of Puerto Quetzal.
According to the opening minutes published in Guatecompras.gob.gt on February 17, 2021, the proposal submitted by Construcciones Integrales Avanzadas S.A. amounts to $61.9 million, that of Supervisión Construcción y Mantenimiento S.A. to $61.7 million and that of Tecuntrac S.A. to $59.5 million.
In Honduras, tugging services are being tendered for the execution of docking and undocking of ships, for the maritime terminals of Cortés, Omoa, Tela and San Lorenzo.
The president of Guatemala offered the neighboring country to explore the possibility of El Salvador having a maritime cargo terminal in the Guatemalan Atlantic, a proposal that generates doubts among exporters.
The announcement was made on January 27th, during a meeting between Alejandro Giammattei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, on the occasion of the signing of the open skies agreement.
Water and sanitation works in Panama, improvements to a seaport and improvements to a bridge are part of the investments planned for the coming months in the region.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are planned to be built in the coming months.
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.
In Guatemala, the Santo Tomás de Castilla National Port Company is putting out to tender a cargo weighing service by means of scales within the facilities of the institution, for a period of 60 months.
Empresa Portuaria Quetzal de Guatemala is putting out to tender a multibeam system with sound velocity sensor, rocking, pitch and global positioning system rtk tide gauge.
Following the revelation a few days ago of the inadequate conditions at the Guatemalan port terminal, its authorities have initiated several hiring processes.
Details of the main tenders to be carried out by the institution:
In Guatemala, Santo Tomás de Castilla Port is putting out to tender the supply of 28 forklifts, 15 terminal-type truck heads, 9 platform trailers and 3 Reach Staker containers.
Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomás de Castilla is putting out to tender containment barrier services for tankers, sludge extraction and other things.
"Requirements are for the services of containment barriers for tankers, services to set up barge, fender and other types of separators, and sludge extraction services for ships docked at the dock of the Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomás de Castilla.
The Fifth Chamber of Administrative Litigation has declared void the 25 year usufruct contract between Empresa Portuaria Quetzal and Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal, property of APM Terminals.
"...APM Terminals said in a statement: "This is a judicial process in which resources still depend, so we trust in a favorable resolution for the operation of the terminal. APM Terminals will continue this process and in accordance with the law will promote the proceeding resources''."
Lack of electricity and logistics and storage problems at Floridian ports are complicating exports from Central America, especially for perishable goods.
Difficulties faced at ports in Florida and Puerto Rico are affecting the region's exporters, who are looking for alternatives so that their shipments are not affected.
The 70% growth in cargo movement through the port of Corinto in the last five years reflects the imperative need for Nicaragua to invest more in port infrastructure.
Even though container movements through Nicaraguan ports are still significantly less than that through other ports in the region, the increase in sea freight traffic and its growth potential compel the government and the sectors involved to think about options for increasing port capacity.
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