Although the start date had been was agreed as December 2015, it has now been announced that construction of the roads that connect will Tecun Uman with Chiapas, Mexico, will start in April.
The government plans to analyze the feasibility of building a light rail line which would connect line 3 with other provinces, in a first stage to Penonomé, a second to Santiago and a third to David, Chiriqui.
In a statement on Presidencia.gob.pa, it is indicated that "... along with the construction of Metro Line 3 to the sector of West Panama, the administration has scheduled the feasibility studies necessary for the construction of a Light Rail line to connect Line 3 with the rest of the country, through a first tranche to Penonomé, a second to Santiago and a third stretch to David, Chiriqui.
Approval has been given to the amendment to the law on scanned inspections which replaces the rate of 0.26% on the value of the goods with a fixed fee of $70 for goods exceeding $2,000 and $20 for goods valued at between $500 and $2000.
Goods under the free zone regime, which are transported by land or sea, will pay $30 and goods transported via air will have a rate of $25, while perishable cargo has a fixed rate of $20.
Problems in the computer systems at Balboa port have slowed container cargo on the railroad.
Currently three thousand containers a week are being transported when normally in the same period of the year nearly eight to nine thousand containers a week are mobilized.
Through means of a concession or a private public partnership, the new transport system for passengers and cargo train requires an investment of $650 million.
Elmundo.com.sv reports that "The Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) has signed an agreement with the Spanish company Tramrail to conduct the studies for feasibility, and social, economic and environmental impact for a rail system. If the project materializes, the first step will be a passenger train and then cargo train."
The highway between the capital and Ciudad Colón gives advantages to trucking over rail transport.
Every week an average of over 400 containers are transported between the Pacific and Atlantic via highway. While rates are higher than those for rail, the timeframes are better, indicated shipping companies.
"The railroad moves 35% of cargo going through Panamanian ports and is considered a link in the logistics chain in the country. Currently the railway is operating at 40% capacity and, in recent weeks, it has moved 7.500 containers a week on average when demand is 12,000 containers", reports Thebulletinpanama.com
Spanish technicians are examining the feasibility of a railway line linking La Aurora International Airport to Antigua Guatemala.
According to an article in Siglo21.com: "The Controller of Ferrocarriles de Guatemala (FEGUA), Carlos Samayoa, said that on July 16 the Spanish technicians will arrive to assess the country's conditions and the feasibility of a journey that would leave from behind the airport and run around the borders of the city, and would feed into intermediate stations and Suburban transportation. "
After the court decision that awarded the Guatemalan State the rights to the railroad, President Perez Molina has announced interested in its recovery.
The president of Guatemala announced that investors, who as yet have not been identified, would be willing to bear the cost of debt that the State has with company "Ferrovías", calculated at more than $11 million.
Improved logistics in the transport of goods is the goal of a government project that will be supported by the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute.
According to a press release from the Presidential House, “It was agreed to create an executive committee to define the content and track a project to improve logistics in the transport of goods in Costa Rica, which has the support of Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute. This project is seen as particularly important since several studies indicate that while in Latin America logistics costs hover between 18 and 40% of product value, in developed countries such costs hover between 8 and 10% of the product.
Panama's advantages in combining sea, air and rail transport will be featured at the XVI International Maritime Conference and Exposition.
Businessman Eduardo Segura emphasized that Panama’s advantage in business regarding logistics lies in its capabilities as a multimodal center, where railway, ports, air and sea freight used simultaneously are the country’s greatest strength, which must be further advanced.
There is never too much facilitation for commerce: we welcome the Chinese-Colombian project to unite by ground the Pacific with the Atlantic.
The Panama Canal Authority understands that and beyond feeling prepared for the competition this project would represent, they indicate that the more developed infrastructure the region has, the more it becomes a logistics hub.
In Costa Rica, authorities debate the future of passenger and cargo rail systems.
Opposing interests have arisen between the proposed urban transportation system, which would use a narrow gauge (1.067 mm), and a private cargo train project linking the ports of the Caribbean and the Pacific, which would use a standard gauge (1.435 mm).
An article in Nacion.com explains both points of view, one by the Costa Rican rail authorities at INCOFER (Costa Rican Rail Transportation Authority), who argue in favor of keeping narrow gauge for both systems, and representatives from the National Concessions Council, who proposed an urban train system ("TREM"), running over standard gauge.
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