In Guatemala, according to the air transport union, the project of the new cargo airport to be developed in the Port of San Jose, Escuintla, is unfeasible in operational and commercial terms.
Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo S.A. tenders the design and construction of the Pacific Terminal for ship reception and storage at the Barranca Terminal.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2021LN-000003-0016700102:
"In general terms the work to be developed by the contractor, under the modality Engineering, Procurement and Construction -IPC-, lump sum or lump sum consists of:
The partnership between Alutech and Munich AirPort won the competition to design, build and operate the Cargo Terminal at El Salvador's Oscar Romero Airport as a Public-Private Partnership.
Weeks ago, the Executive Port Commission (CEPA) informed that on August 26th of this year, the technical and economic offers were received, and the opening of the technical offers was carried out by the Evaluation Commission.
In Panama, plans are underway to build a liquefied natural gas refueling station at the Costa Norte Thermal Power Plant in the province of Colon, which will have the capacity to serve up to three tankers at the same time.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Costa Norte LNG Terminal SRL, submitted to the authorities the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called "Loading Station for Liquefied Natural Gas Tankers".
Dohwa Engineering, a South Korean firm, will be in charge of the feasibility study for the expansion of the maritime terminal in El Salvador.
The feasibility study for the Development Plan of the Port of Acajutla, will provide technical guidelines to execute the necessary investments, expand and upgrade its facilities, in addition to improving the operational efficiency of the port.
In Guatemala, the municipality of Puerto San Jose tenders the improvement works of the road that connects the cargo airport located in the department of Escuintla, with the Puerto Quetzal-San Jose Highway-Escuintla.
Guatemala Government Purchase 12987867:
Those interested in submitting a bid must go to the Municipal Planning Department during working hours to schedule a visit to the place where the work will be executed, providing a record of that visit, which must be attached to the bid as part of the basic requirements.
Guatemalan authorities announced they plan to carry out refurbishment work at an air terminal located in the department of Escuintla, so that these facilities can function as a cargo airport.
Officials of the Executive informed that the project to adapt the airfield that is located south of Guatemala City, is in the final design phase and will be built in three stages.
The president of Guatemala offered the neighboring country to explore the possibility of El Salvador having a maritime cargo terminal in the Guatemalan Atlantic, a proposal that generates doubts among exporters.
The announcement was made on January 27th, during a meeting between Alejandro Giammattei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, on the occasion of the signing of the open skies agreement.
March 13 is the new date for the receipt of bids in the tender for the financing contract, design, construction and operation of the works of the Cargo Terminal at El Salvador's Oscar Romero Airport, under the format of Public-Private Partnership.
The original call for bids set February 12 as the deadline for receipt of proposals, however, because several companies have expressed interest in participating, it was decided to postpone until March 13 the delivery of tenders.
At the request of the export union, the Alvarado administration announced that it will negotiate with APM Terminals, a possible reduction in rates currently charged for loading and unloading of containers.
From the Cadexco statement:
San Jose, December 19, 2019. As representatives of the export sector, we see with positivism this great step taken by the Government authorities to negotiate the current rates of the Container Terminal of Moin (TCM), since a request led by the Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (CADEXCO) is being considered in conjunction with other business chambers, which was delivered to the President of the Republic.
One year after the start-up of operations of the maritime terminal in Costa Rica, businessmen recognize that efficiency has improved, but insist that there should be a reduction in tariffs.
In El Salvador, the contract for the financing, design, construction and operation of the San Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez International Airport Cargo Terminal is tendered under the Public-Private Partnership format.
The project contemplates two phases of development: Phase 1 consists of financing, design, expansion, construction, equipment, improvement of maintenance and operation of the existing Cargo Terminal.
In Costa Rica, Recope tenders the construction of the 14 and 15 loading stations for LPG dispatch in the Moin Plant.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LN-000004-0016700102:
"Some scopes of the work:
-Construction of shed for sale of liquefied petroleum gas. It contemplates the metallic structure, foundations, roof covering, paintings, rain systems, etc.
After several delays in the construction process, the Moin Container Terminal was officially inaugurated in Costa Rica, a port that has already been authorized to start operations of the second berth.
The operations of the maritime terminal in charge of the concessionaire APM Terminals began in October 2018, since at the end of that month the authorities of the National Council of Concessions informed that after the definitive reception of the work, the maritime terminal received the order to start operating.
In El Salvador, the government rejected the draft tender and the economic model proposed by Fomilenio II for the management of the cargo terminal at the Monseñor Romero Airport.
Fomilenio II had planned to launch the tender for the Public Private Association (APP) in the last months of 2018, however, the Executive Port Authority (CEPA) did not approve the tender bases because they argue that they have new data that validate their ability to manage this asset directly.