“Proyecto Curundú” Starts on March 30thMonday, February 15, 2010 The announcement was made by Housing minister Carlos Duboy, who expects the contract to be made official on the next days. The project should be built in two years. Panama: Curundú Project Attracts CompaniesThursday, November 19, 2009 Interested companies from 6 countries will visit the project's location on November 26. Carlos Duboy, Housing Minister, commented that companies from Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Spain and Italy have expressed interest in the project. $85 million for More Stops on Panama MetroThursday, July 30, 2015 The government plans to tender the construction of fifteen new Metro stops in the remainder of this year and in 2016, which will require an investment of $85 million. The Goals Secretariat of the Presidency is carrying out studies to define the location of the new "pay zones", which will be added to the 19 which are currently in operation. Tender for Enivronmental Impact Study in PanamaThursday, December 4, 2014 The government is preparing the specifications for a tender for an Environmental Impact Study for the Metro area in San Isidro, in the district of San Miguelito, where the new line will run to. Together with the environmental impact study it is expected that $40 million will invested in building infrastructure and charging zones, in order to regulate passenger flows and avoid delays. Tender Being Prepared for Logistics Zone in TocumenTuesday, October 10, 2017 In January 2018, the first stage of the new cargo logistics zone of the Panama City International Airport will be tendered, which will require an investment of approximately $12 million. Carlos Duboy, manager of Tocumen S.A., explained to Prensa.com that " ... the project includes a logistics area and a free zone. It will be divided into three phases of construction in an approximate area of 45 to 50 hectares of land within the airport itself." To the Rescue of Air ConnectivityWednesday, May 16, 2018 To avoid the company leaving Panama, Tocumen has proposed Viva Colombia to move its operation to Colón airport and to reduce to $10 the airport fee. Arguing that this would benefit the airline company, authorities at Tocumen reported that they sent a proposal to executives of the airline Viva Colombia, to move their operations to the terminal Enrique Jiménez de Colón. $30 Million for Renovating Panamanian NeighborhoodsThursday, February 18, 2010 The Government will invest in renovating three neighborhoods in Panama City: El Chorillo, Santa Ana and San Felipe. In 1997, San Felipe was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. More Air Fuel for TocumenFriday, March 2, 2018 In the Panamanian airport, 600 thousand gallons of jet fuel are consumed every day, and it is estimated that in the following months demand will increase by 50 thousand gallons. The current capacity of the infrastructure only allows for storage of 1.4 million gallons of jet fuel, which is only enough to cover demand corresponding to two days of operations at the airport. Tender for Airport Furniture Declared Void-Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Due to the claims presented by several participating companies, the authorities at Tocumen decided to declare the process void and start a new purchase. Taking part in the tender for the supply and installation of custom furniture for Terminal B of Tocumen, were the companies: Selloro, S.A., Consorcio Nova Concept, Formica Distribution Center and Administration and Investments of the Isthmus, with offers of $1.3 million, $1.3 participated, $1.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Tender for New Terminal Space in TocumenTuesday, September 26, 2017 Authorities at the Panamanian airport announced that on October 30 and 31, the first three commercial premises of the new terminal, which is 75% complete, will be tendered. Of the first three spaces to be tendered in Terminal 2, two will be used for sales of chocolates and one for watches. The tender documents are already available at a cost of $3,500, said Carlos Duboy, manager of Tocumen S.A. Panama: Tender for Construction of More Metro StopsMonday, April 6, 2015 The government plans to invest $45 million in the renovation of existing Metro "pay zones" and in the construction of six new ones in the metropolitan area. It is expected that in May the conditions of the first two tenders will be announced, which include "... the renovation of 17 existing pay zones, while the second will be for maintenance and security, valid for one year." For the tender for the construction of new stops there is still no estimated date, as they are awaiting urban mobility studies in order to define their locations. Panama: 8,000 Homes Projected Per YearMonday, July 6, 2009 The plan to promote the construction of affordable housing seeks to incentivize the construction industry and to absorb unemployed laborers. The goal of Martinelli’s government is to build 8,000 homes for social benefit between $18,000 and $30,000, with support from the private sector. Tocumen Duty Free Shops Start to ReopenFriday, April 13, 2018 Duty Free America and Attenza Duty Free have started operating the first premises in terminal 1 of Panama City airport. Duty Free America (DFA) will be opening premises gradually until May, when the remodeling of all the premises will be completed. In regards to Attenza Duty Free, the authorities at Tocumen S.A. Tocumen's Expansion PlansTuesday, October 3, 2017 Panama City airport authorities have started negotiating to buy the land needed to build a third runway and a passenger terminal. The formal process for acquiring properties began with discussions with the owners of the six plots of interest to Tocumen S.A., all of different sizes and which together total some 800 hectares. Carlos Duboy, manager of Tocumen, explained that they presented a possible payment scheme that includes a portion in cash and another in exchange of state lands in other parts of the country. More Air Connectivity with EuropeWednesday, May 24, 2017 The number of air routes operating between Panama and Europe grew by 62% between 2013 and 2016, and the number of passengers in transit increased from 373,000 to 735,000 in the same period. The main European destinations that could be flown to from Panama a few years ago were Paris, Madrid and Amsterdam, but recently new routes to cities such as Istanbul and Frankfurt have been added. Figures from Tocumen International Airport show that the number of passengers traveling to and from the European continent has grown steadily in recent years, as has the number of aircraft that fly. |
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