Colon - Cartagena Ferry Stops OperatingFriday, December 11, 2015 Despite the fact that it was announced in July that the business would be restructured to make it viable, the company which connects Cartagena port with Colon will not be providing the service in 2016. In July 2015 representatives from the company Aventuras 2000 projected modifying the schema to make it profitable, but lack of adequate port infrastructure in Isla Colon, among other factors, has prevented the idea of connecting two significant tourist cities from prospering. Colón - Bocas del Toro - Cartagena FerryWednesday, November 5, 2014 On October 25 Ferry Xpress began offering the service, which makes a weekly trip from the port of Colon to Cartagena in Colombia, with a stopover in Bocas del Toro. The tourist steamer with capacity to carry 1,300 passengers set sail on Friday from the Colon 2000 Port and made a 12-hour trip to the coast of Cartagena. New Attempt for a Ferry Between Colon and CartagenaThursday, August 21, 2014 An announcement has been made that on October 24th a ferry will begin operating between Panama and Colombia, with a connection in the island of Bocas del Toro. Two years after the last attempt to connect the cities of Colombia and Panama via a maritime route, Panama-based Ferry Xpress will be launching the project on October 24th. Colombia – Panama Ferry Project Canceled "Sine Die"Thursday, October 4, 2012 The company Panamerican Seaway announced at the beginning of the year that that the ferry would start functioning in May making its 12-hour journey which would link the port of Colon with the terminal of Cartagena. The project aroused great expectations, but never materialized. Nicaragua Still Has Not Endorsed La Union - Puerto Corinto FerryTuesday, September 16, 2014 The Spanish shipping company interested in operating the route said it is awaiting permits from Nicaragua and that it will invest $14 million so that operations can start in October. Carlos López Barrundia, Naviera del Odiel representative in El Salvador, told Laprensagrafica.com that the initial investment comprises of "... funds for the installation of offices, hiring staff and for the boat that will provide the service." Few Customers for the Colon - Cartagena FerryThursday, July 16, 2015 Although they have not canceled the project, the company Aventuras 2000 has announced that it will restructure the business to try to make it viable. One possibility is to rent a smaller boat to make the crossing, but this has not been confirmed by the company, which does not yet have a date for the second season of the ferry that connects the city of Colon in the province of Bocas del Toro and the port of Cartagena in Colombia. Revived Interest in Panama - Colombia FerryThursday, December 5, 2013 A European group is negotiating the operation of the maritime route between Colon and Cartagena using a ship with capacity for 1,500 passengers, 200 cars and 50 containers. Prensa.com reports: "In the absence of a land connection between the two countries, and which would link South America with the rest of the continent, the ferry between Colon and Cartagena is a project that has attracted entrepreneurs in the recent past, but without any great results" . |
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