The Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery tenders the construction of the filtration systems in the marine lines and polyduct in the Moin Terminal, located in the province of Limon.
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.
The Maritime Authority canceled the tender to operate and maintain the terminal in Isla Perico, arguing that in an "analysis of the current statement of charges, inconsistencies were found for the operation and maintenance of the terminal."
In April 2019, the terms of the public tender were published, to award the contract for "Operation and maintenance of the cruise terminal of Panama, in Perico Island", but the authorities decided to cancel the tender.
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.
Between January and September 2019, in the national port system of Panama were mobilized 69 thousand metric tons of cargo, a figure 12% higher than that reported in the same period of 2018.
According to figures from the General Comptroller of the Republic only last September reported a 29% year-on-year increase in cargo movement, rising from 7 million metric tons in the ninth month of 2018 to 9.1 million metric tons in the same period of 2019.
Panamanian businessmen warn that the bills advancing in the National Assembly concerning health and safety standards for work in ports, put at risk the competitiveness of the country.
The National Assembly approved in first debate the bill number 92, "which creates the law on health and safety in port works in the Republic of Panama". Another one that also surpassed the first discussion was number 93 "that dictates norms for the protection of the port worker."
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.
Starting August 17, APM Terminals' new rates for the Moin Container Terminal will come into effect in Costa Rica, rising from $257 to $262 for the loading and unloading service.
The increase from $257.43 to $261.60 represents an adjustment of $4.17 per container, which applies whether the container is full or empty, as stipulated in clause 11.8.5.1 of the concession contract signed between the company and the government of Costa Rica.
In Guatemala, Mecatronica S.A. was awarded the contract to supply 20 front loaders type Reach Stacker, which will be used by the National Port Company Santo Tomás de Castilla for stacking containers.
For the public tender in question, the companies that presented their proposals were Mecatronica S.A., whose amount was $20.4 million, Mantenimiento e Instalaciones Mecánicas S.A., with a proposal of $14.2 million, Corporación General de Tractores S.A., for $11.1 million, and Distribuidora Agrícola for $8.9 million.
Delays in the attention of containers in the terminal in charge of APM Terminals, congestion in the yards, cuts in the electrical flow and the computer system, are some of the complaints of the exporting sector of Costa Rica.
Complaints of delays in the port in Limon and in charge of APM Terminals are not new, because in early April, five weeks after the start of operations of the Moin Container Terminal (TCM), reported delays of at least 25 hours of work, which was due, according to the authorities, to the demarcation work of the road between San Jose and Limon.
The National Port Company Santo Tomás de Castilla de Guatemala tenders the placement of containment barriers to tankers docked at the dock of the company's premises.
To solve the congestion problem affecting Guatemala's port network, it is estimated that at least $133 million needs to be invested to improve the operations of current terminals.
The average standard for port operation is on average 50%, however, currently the country is reaching occupancy limits above 60%, which means that they are reaching congested points that make them less efficient.
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