The company Asociación para el Desarrollo Integral (Association for Integral Development) has 5 months to deliver the environmental impact study and design for the project to be developed in Panama.
The study will determine whether or not it is feasibile to build a new embarkation port and multimodal distribution center in the district of Aguadulce.
A proposed cruise port in Amador, Panama, could also serve to supply bunker fuel for ships.
The location of the new terminal, the Amador Causeway, is located near Balboa storage tanks, which has caught the attention of representatives from several cruise companies.
Ernesto Orillac, Deputy Administrator of the Panamanian Tourism Authority, said the new port and the expansion of the Panama Canal will open new routes for cruise lines connecting the east coast of the United States to the Pacific.
The Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes, has passed a law granting the concession for ‘La Union’ port.
A press release from the Presidency of the Republic of El Salvador reads:
The president passed on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, the "Law on the concession for the multi-purpose port specializing in containers, Phase I, the port of Central American Union", approved with 71 votes in the Legislative Assembly on 8 September.
Noting that the port services provided in Costa Rica are currently inefficient, an appeal has been filed in favour of granting the concession for the new container terminal in Moin.
Following complaints presented by the National Chamber of Banana Workers and the Union of Workers from Japdeva, the National Chamber of steamship owners and Agents (NAVE in spanish) has filed with the Administrative Court a request help in favor of the defendants.
The third terminal port on the Pacific is to be built in an area of 112 hectares. Companies such as APL from Singapore, Cosco from China and Evergreen from Taiwan have been invited to participate.
The new terminal on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal will compete with the ports of Balboa and the port of Singapore.
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has granted 70 acres for construction of the mega-port and in return the state will provide another area where the operations currently performed there will be moved to, said the ACP Administrator Alberto Alemán Zubieta.
The Legislature has passed a law allowing the concession for the Puerto La Union.
The new legislation will grant a concession of up to 30 years for the port terminal to private companies, who must invest $30 million in the first five years of the concession for equipment and operation of the terminal.
According to an article in Elmundo.com.sv, "A newsletter from the Legislative Assembly said the law, among other things, establishes 'the tender conditions, relating to the length of the term, the amount of investment and the requirements for the process of granting the concession for the port terminal. ' "
The Maritime Authority is inviting expressions of interest for the project "Design and Development Plans of a Multipurpose Port in Baru."
The Panama Maritime Authority invites all companies with the appropriate skills and experience to submit relevant information in order to participate in the procurement of the project "Design and Development Plans of Multipurpose Port in Baru."
After an arduous process, the government of Costa Rica has signed a concessionary award to Dutch run APM Terminals for the construction of the port and its management for a period of 30 years.
APM Terminal's investment will be $950 million, and they will have a period of 3 years to build a container port in Moin on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, north of the existing port facilities.
Feasibility studies for the mega project to build a port on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua will be ready in 2 years.
The studies, to be carried out by the Brazilian construction firm Andrade Gutierrez, will determine the size of the project. The estimated initial investment for construction of the port and the highway linking Monkey Point to the port in Corinto is between $250 and $300 million.
The Brazilian construction company Andrade Gutierrez will conduct feasibility studies for construction of the port in the Nicaraguan Caribbean.
The agreement, which will be signed before August 21, will allow the construction company to perform economic and environmental feasibility studies and evaluate whether starting the project is viable, said Javier Chamorro, Executive Director of ProNicaragua to La Prensa.
With the deadline for signing the contract, the 26 August, nearly reached, the government and opposition factions are sticking to their positions.
Laura Chinchilla's government is holding firm its intention to grant a concession to the company APM Terminals but has yet to resolve two complaints filed by the National Chamber of Banana Workers and Japdeva Workers Union (Sintrajap).
The project consists of a specialized port for the transshipment of containers with an operating area of 45 hectares, and a cost of $950 million.
A press release of the Presidency of the Republic of Costa Rica reads:
Vice President Liberman stressed the importance of getting "the green light to start the tender process, which will generate more employment in the country, mainly in the port area"
Although they have not reached an agreement with the authorities, there is still interest in participating.
The participation of Koreans as investors in the construction of the deepwater port has generated controversy recently, after government officials expressed that there is disagreement between the two parties.
Although the deal has not been finalised, due to differences in interest rates and terms of investment, the Asians have made their intention to fund the project clear.
The price reduction of the new dock at Puerto Caldera will require importers to have a lot of trucks to carry their loads at once.
After three years of back and forth with the project by Sociedad Portuaria de Caldera (manager of the dock) and the Costa Rican Institute of Pacific Ports (INCOP) an agreement has been reached to lower the construction costs from the $44 million projected to $30 million, by eliminating the construction of silos and a conveyor belt for bulk products.
Bids were received from the companies Cemosa and Asociación para el Desarrollo Integral (ADI).
The feasibility study is for the construction and operation of a new port in Aguadulce.
"The Association for Integral Development (ADI) and the company Cemosa were the only participants at the opening of envelopes, the preliminary results of which show that ADI won the contract because it fulfilled all the requirements stated in the official specifications for the tender”, reported Prensa.com