The change in consumer habits resulting from the boom in e-commerce and the preference for avoiding visits to physical stores, has forced some large commercial surfaces to be transformed into storage and logistics areas.
The covid-19 outbreak caused the emergence of a new commercial reality, in which consumers are less willing to go to physical stores to make certain purchases and prefer to store online.
Chevron's $7 million investment in the Acajutla terminal in El Salvador increased its fuel storage capacity from 300,000 to 450,000 barrels.
As announced in 2016, the investment in the plant expansion consisted of the construction of two tanks, each with a storage capacity of 75,000 barrels.
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.
In Costa Rica, DHL Global plans to expand its storage center in Alajuela, for which it will invest about $5.5 million over the next seven years.
Representatives of the company reported that the investment will include workstations, handling equipment, selective racks, fire protection system, surveillance cameras and security.
Walmart launched a new distribution center for vegetables, fruits, vegetables and grains in Coris, Cartago.
The company reported that the new distribution center has the capacity to serve 140 agricultural producers per day, is located on a 150,000 m2 lot and the construction area is 24.000 m2.
In Panama, a tender is being launched for the management of information in the high availability cloud for the Metro Bus S.A. data center and other complementary services.
Guatemalan businessmen say that the boom in vertical housing is changing the demand for storage services in mini warehouses, which are increasingly sought out by families.
The first phase of the Liquid Boiler Terminal comprises the construction of four storage tanks for liquids such as solvents and vegetable oils, and will be finished in March 2018.
The goal of the liquid products storage terminal whose construction has started at the port ofCaldera, Puntarenas, is to provide storage services for chemical products such as solvents, and vegetable and animal and oils. The company in charge of the project has not ruled out requesting permits to store other products, like fuels in the future.
The Ministry of Health in Panama is putting out to tender the study, design, construction and equipment of a new National Warehouse for Health Supplies.
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A marine cargo dock and two office warehouse complexes, and expansion of storage in a maritime terminal, are some of the projects planned for the coming months.
The information system"Construction Projects in Central America",by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides an up to date list of construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were presented to the appropriate authorities in each country in November 2016.
The Ministry of Health plans to convene, in 2017, an international public tender for the storage and distribution of medicines.
The decision was made because the Health Ministry does not have the storage capacity in its central warehouse, and as this is an activity that requires technology to store some medicines that require special handling, according to the deputy minister of Health, Sandra Pinel.
Approval has been given to the specifications of an international tender for a logistics operator to store and distribute medicines and medical supplies.
With the tender documents now approved the only thing left pending agreement from the Ministry of Finance and then the international call to hire an investor-operator can be announced.Latribuna.hn reports that "...This process is expected to be awarded before the end of the year. "
The beginning of studies has been announced for the development of a natural gas terminal and a wind farm in areas under the responsibility of the Panama Canal Authority.
An article on Prensa.com reports that "... The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is preparing a study for what will be a Natural Gas terminal in the areas adjacent to the waterway ... Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano told the News Agency of Panama (ANPanamá) that they already have a contribution given by a US government department to finance the study, the figure is around US $800,000. "
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