China's Coscon launches new multimodal service in PanamaTuesday, July 8, 2008 Cosco Container Lines (Coscon) launched a new multimodal service in the Panamanian port of Balboa that links Asian markets with Mexico, Panama and the Caribbean. The new service, known as the China Central America Express, was launched by the Cosco Sidney vessel that unloaded about 1,000 containers in Balboa for transport by rail to Colón. Another Company Interested in Puerto QuetzalTuesday, January 17, 2017 While pressure grows in Guatemala for the contract with APM Terminals to be annulled, the US company American Ports has expressed interest in operating the port. Following opposition on the part of Congress to the possibility of approving a bill put forward by the executive branch proposing the granting of a direct concession to APM Terminals, now the Comptroller General of Accounts (CGC) has recommended declaring the contract void and starting a new process. The Multiplied Impact of Strikes at PortsMonday, November 18, 2013 Logistics is the system of veins and arteries through which global trade flows, and the ports are the heart of this system; a strike has the same impact as a heart attack in a human being. An article in Prensa.com states: "What should be ceaseless port activity has become bogged down. Nothing is worse for a production system, and is even more worrying when it affects to the logistics industry. Shortage of Ports in the Panamanian PacificFriday, January 22, 2016 It is not only the port of Corozal which needs immediate promotion, there is also an urgent need to keep building port infrastructure in order to take advantage of the Canal expansion. EDITORIAL Central American Port Meeting 2015Thursday, June 4, 2015 From June 16th to 19th representatives from the region's port industry will be meeting in Panama at the XXXVII Port Meeting of the Central American Isthmus. From the website of the Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM): XXI Latin American Congress for PortsTuesday, November 22, 2011 The event will be held in Guatemala from 9 to April 12, 2012, and has the theme "The Present and Future of Latin American ports in the Era of Multimodality and Logistics." With an emphasis on multimodaling and logistics, the port community on the continent will meet in Antigua, a city declared Historical Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO, between 9 and April 12, 2012, where authorities and executives of international port terminals, business sector providers, will gather to participate in the meeting organized by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the National port Commission (NPC) in Guatemala convening under the theme: "Present and Future of American Ports in the Era of Multimodality and Logistics. " Tender Announced for Port CorozalTuesday, September 27, 2016 The ACP has approved the documents to tender in ten days a concession to one of the prequalified companies; PSA International Ltd, Terminal Link, Terminal Investments Limited and APM Terminals. From a statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority: |
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