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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.
The company is preparing the documents to tender a service for mobile cranes for unloading goods at the port.
Authorities at Empresa Portuaria Quetzal expect the bidding process to take about six months.The new contractor will replace Servicios Bayside, whose contract expires in May 2018.
The president of the Board of Directors of the EPQ, Bernardo López, explained that "... the contract has been in force since 2001 and its value is $9.9 million."
A court ruling has overturned the SAT resolutions authorizing Empresa Portuaria Quetzal y Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal to operate as temporary customs warehouses.
Although the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) has announced that it will be appealing the ruling given by the Second Administrative Appeals Chamber, the reality is that since June 28, the activities of the customs warehouses in Empresa Portuaria Quetzal (EPQ) have been suspended as well as those at the Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal (TCQ)."...The resolution orders that the SAT no longer has the customs service under its administration, which contravenes the Central American Customs Code CAUCA, therefore the Superintendency will file an appeal against the decision made by the Court."
From July 25 to 28 representatives from the port industry in the region will be meeting in Belize at the XXXIX Port Meeting of the Central American Isthmus.
At the event, to be held at the Best Westerm Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize, the main discussion panels will address current issues such as the Cruise Industry, Mobility and Logistics Policy in Central America, Strengthening Environmental Port Management in Central America, Multilateral Agreement And Safety, Port Security and Protection, Gross Verified Mass (GVM), Climate Change and the Role of Women in the Port Industry, among others.
The absence of a municipal permit could be the reason behind the temporary suspension of the operations of the Quetzal Container Terminal ordered by the Joint Appeals Chamber of Escuintla.
The union of workers of Empresa Portuaria Quetzal (EPQ) filed a legal petition arguing that the company did not submit a municipal license to operate.The Escuintla Joint Appeals Chamber ordered the suspension of operations and required the EPQ to submit a report on compliance with the resolution within 48 hours.
Among the works planned by the Quetzal Port Company are the construction of a road overpass, a breakwater, and dredging at the commercial dock.
The investment plan presented by Empresa Portuaria Quetzal (EPQ) indicates that the total amount allocated for these works, to be carried out in 2017 and 2018, will be $15 million.
EPQ's president, Bernardo Lopez, told Agn.com.gt that "...
Although legal challenges remain, Quetzal Container Terminal has resumed its duties and received the first vessel, after nine months of no operations.
The auditor Alexander Aizenstatd, explained that the start of operations at the TCQ was due to the fact that to date the contract has not been canceled and therefore "there is no measure affecting its validity'.
The operator of the container terminal may have already informed customers and shipping companies that on March 9th it will be ready to start receiving the first ships.
In late January the Port of Quetzal (EPQ) gave approval for APM Terminals to start operations at the Quetzal Container Terminal, and now the company could be preparing to start operations from March 9.
While pressure grows in Guatemala for the contract with APM Terminals to be annulled, the US company American Ports has expressed interest in operating the port.
Following opposition on the part of Congress to the possibility of approving a bill put forward by the executive branch proposing the granting of a direct concession to APM Terminals, now the Comptroller General of Accounts (CGC) has recommended declaring the contract void and starting a new process.
While the Morales administration insists on approval of the bill granting a direct concession of the operation of the terminal to APM Terminals, Congress has reaffirmed a position in favor of a new tender being approved.
Due to the lack of an agreement between the executive and the legislature, there has now been more than six months without any clarity on the future of the operation of the port terminal in Guatemala.
A bill proposed by the executive branch proposes granting a direct concession for the operation of the Quetzal Container Terminal.
From a statement issued by the Congress of Guatemala:
The executive through the Secretary General of the Presidency, Rodrigo Colmenares presented to Congress a bill that seeks to grant the Container Terminal at Quetzal (TCQ)in concession, in a direct form.
The ACP has approved the documents to tender in ten days a concession to one of the prequalified companies; PSA International Ltd, Terminal Link, Terminal Investments Limited and APM Terminals.
From a statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority:
The Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) approved the request for proposal documents and authorized the admininstrators to continue with the approval process, prior to tendering the concession of the Port of Corozal with the shortlisted companies.
Compensation of $43 million to the State and a concession for 21 years for APM Terminals are part of the agreement made with the foreign company for it to operate the container terminal.
According to an article on Publinews, Anabella Morfin, Attorney General of the Nation, explained that"...APM and EPQ pledged to desist with the courts with their efforts to obtain a declaration of voiding due to incompetence, in order to streamline the operation of TCQ. "
Following the authorization granted to TCQ by the Superintendency of Tax Administration to function as a temporary customs warehouse, its entry into operations for October has been announced.
Anarticle in Prensalibre.comreports that"...The auditor of the TCQ, Alexander Aizenstatd said that with the authorization published in Diario de Centro América on Friday, an intermediate stage has started where there a link is formed with the authorities of the SAT, in order to subsequently ask for the entry into operation.'Closer ties have now been made with the National Port Commission for certification and following this a certification will be requested for the Marina.The plan is for the TCQ to be operational at the end of September, or beginning of October. ' "