A few days before the expiration of the crane service contract in Guatemala's Port of Santo Tomas de Castilla, local exporters expect a possible scenario of rising costs and slower operations.
The crane service contract was in force for 10 years and will expire on September 6. So far, businessmen do not know clearly what is the status of the tender, which the National Port Company Santo Tomas de Castilla (Empornac), must make to award the contract..
After investing $13.2 million in the expansion of the container yard and the commissioning of two cranes, the storage capacity of the Salvadoran maritime terminal increased by 30%.
Directors of the Executive Autonomous Port Commission (CEPA) stated that $3.2 million was invested in the expansion of the container yard and another $10 million was invested in the commissioning of the two new cranes with a lifting capacity of 150 metric tons.
The National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers tenders the lease of crane trucks for the Metropolitan region, West and East.
El Salvador Government Purchase 20190198 Free management:
"The cranes required will be used mainly for disassembly and assembly of the different types of pumping equipment, electrical substation transformers, and mobilization of any electromechanical and hydraulic equipment and materials (turbines, column piping, shafts, electric motors, valves, etc.) owned by ANDA; ANDA may also request the use of the crane rental service for other activities that it requires, within the geographical area of each Lot, as may be from one Region to another.
In the first half of 2018, companies from Panama and Costa Rica invested $171 million to import port cranes, while no transactions were recorded in the other countries of the region.
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The National System for Emergency Attention and Security of the Dominican Republic tenders 40 vehicles of different types.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase 911-CCC-LPN-2018-0014:
"Vehicles required detail:
-30 double cab vans from 2019 onwards, 4-cylinder turbo diesel engine - 2.0 to 3.0 cc.
-5 vehicles SUV type from 2019 onwards, turbo diesel engine -4 cylinders- 2.0 to 3.0 cc.
Two multipurpose cranes with the capacity to mobilize 600 tons will begin operating at Guatemala's maritime terminal on December 12th.
Representatives of the Ministry of Communications informed that the new cranes of Operadora Logística de Guatemala, S.A., the company that won the tender to provide the service, have a $6 million cost each.
Hector Recinos, vice minister of Communications in charge of ports and airports, said to Prensalibre.com that "... The crane service operations are going to be reactivated and with the shipping agents the itineraries to receive ships with containerized goods have already been programmed."
Among the Canal Authority's investment plans for 2019 is construction of a second dump for the management of the reservoirs, and the purchase of a floating dock and crane.
The budget approved by the Assembly for next year includes specific items requested by the Canal Authority (ACP), which project several investments to improve the performance of the interoceanic highway.
It has been announced that the port terminal will receive two new cranes valued at $26 million, an investment that is part of the project to expand and equip Pier 6.
The Honduran Presidency reported that the two cranes, Super Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore, will be the largest in the region and will be installed on pier 6 of Puerto Cortés, which in recent years has been undergoing an expansion and modernization process.
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is looking to purchase 121 trucks, with their respective accessories, for specific uses by the institution.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2018LI-000001-PROV:
"Specifications of the trucks required:
- 100 single cabin trucks 4x4 with chassis between 6,000 kg and 7,500 kg of PBV with new utility body installed and hydraulic arm restored and installed brand Versalift, model TEL29-EIH existing in ICE fleet.
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico.
The company manufactures and sells telescopic, articulated, maritime, forestry, scrap, salvage, trawl, platform cranes, hydro elevators and backhoes.
The Ministry of the Interior in Guatemala is putting out to tender a supply of 3,013 motorcycles, pick ups, cars, buses and trucks, and other vehicles.
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador is putting out to tender the supply of 2 Straddle Carrier container cranes.
Government Purchase El Salvador DR-CAFTA-ADACA-UE CEPA-LA-15/2017:
"The objective is to acquire two (2) Straddle Carrier Container Cranes, which includes their assembly and commissioning at the Port of Acajutla by technical personnel sent by the manufacturer.
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."