Costa Rica: 21% Increase in Port Rates RequestedThursday, February 17, 2011 Japdeva has requested an increase of 21% in rates at ports of Limon and Moin in the Costa Rican Caribbean. The Board of the Port Administration and Economic Development of the Atlantic (Japdeva) submitted the application to the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep), who must decide whether it supports the increase. The process could last about 75 days. Colombian Group to dredge Port Caldera in Costa RicaThursday, August 28, 2008 The Regional Port Company of Barranquilla will remove some 770 thousand meters of sediment in the next four months. The company will be in charge of restoring the port to the original depth with which the docks were built: 11 meters at dock number one, 10.3 meters at number two and 7.5 at the last one. Port of Balboa: A transfer optionTuesday, November 25, 2008 The port is currently the main regional transfer center for cargo coming from Asia to be sent to various ports in the US, Central and South America. Three ships carrying cargo arrive weekly from Asia, some of which cannot pass through the Panama Canal due to their size. Operators ask for resolution of the La Union port situation in El SalvadorWednesday, November 26, 2008 Four port operators that are interested in the port, met at forum organized by the CND and expressed their concern about the uncertainty surrounding the operation of the terminal. They all agree that the window of opportunity which El Salvador has by having already built the port will not last much longer: Guatemala, Costa Rica and Mexico are also very attractive. Costa Rica Concessions New Limon PortTuesday, March 1, 2011 APM terminals will build a new container terminal in Moin with an investment of $ 949 million. Operations of the terminal are expected to begin in 2016 featuring a 2.430 feet seawall and 13 cranes capable of servicing Post Panamax vessels. Fresh Resources for Puerto LimonMonday, October 29, 2012 Two separate packages of $30 and $40 million will allow for the modernization of outdated equipment and facilities at Costa Rica’s main port. Elfinancierocr.com reports that the $30 million package "is intended for the purchase of a Portal Crane, two tugs, container stackers (reach stalkers) and a pilot ship. The equipment will be acquired through a tender process with funding that Japdeva has already advanced. Work Begins on Grain Dock at CalderaMonday, August 20, 2012 Six years later than planned, the process of expanding the port of Caldera on Costa Rican Pacific has began, with dredging reaching up to 13 meters deep. The work, planned to begin in late 2007, was stalled because of an injunction brought by the National Association of Public and Private Employees, claiming environmental damage and then by a disagreement over the price of the works between the Costa Rican Pacific ports (Incop) and the concessionaire, la Sociedad Portuaria Granelera de Caldera. 10.5% Increase in Port Charges UpheldTuesday, June 26, 2012 In Costa Rica a court ruling has denied an appeal lodged by the users of the ports of Limon, against the increase enacted last March. In the case of the appeal lodged by the National Chamber of Steamship Owners and Agents, the National Chamber of Banana Companies, the National Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters and the Exporters Chamber of Costa Rica, the Constitutional Court ruled that regarding setting the new rates. Profitability of Future Moin PortWednesday, July 4, 2012 Costa Rica is not obligated to compensate the concession holder APM Terminals if the minimum load volumes estimated in the contract are not met. An article in Nacion.com reports that Carolina Murillo Alvarez, an economist at the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep), "said that the State is not required to indemnify APM Terminals (concessionaire of the docks), if the estimated minimum load volumes in the contract are not reached." Shipowners and Shipping Companies Defend Port Concession.Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Noting that the port services provided in Costa Rica are currently inefficient, an appeal has been filed in favour of granting the concession for the new container terminal in Moin. Following complaints presented by the National Chamber of Banana Workers and the Union of Workers from Japdeva, the National Chamber of steamship owners and Agents (NAVE in spanish) has filed with the Administrative Court a request help in favor of the defendants. New Route for Pacific CruisesThursday, November 11, 2010 The ministers of tourism and major cruise lines agreed to explore a new route for CA, departing from Panama. During the last Conference Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), held in late October in the Dominican Republic, tourism authorities agreed not to set high taxes on cruise ships and in turn cruise lines will develop itineraries. Losses at Costa Rica Ports StopWednesday, December 19, 2012 Administrators of Costa Rica's Caribbean ports have announced less vessel traffic, increased cargo movement and closing 2012 without profits but also without any losses. According to an article in Nacion.com 2011 up to September Japdeva attended to 1792 merchant ships, unlike in 2012, which reported a decline of 8.25%, with a total of 1,644 ships served. Puerto Moin Needs DredgingTuesday, August 4, 2015 A warning has been given over an accumulation of sediment due to lack of dredging maintenance reducing the draft depth and making it difficult for some ships to dock. The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) has stressed the need to carry out "urgent emergency dredging" in the loading and unloading port at Moin, as the last time it was done was more than five years ago and "... recommendations are every three to four years. " Costa Rican Ports are "Terrible"Monday, September 3, 2012 Lack of adequate infrastructure does not allow the demand for sea cargo to be met, increasing associated costs. The chief executive of the Costa Rican Institute for Pacific Ports (INCOP in Spanish) notes that while in the port of Caldera container movements increased by 17% in 2011 compared to 2010, delay going back years in the construction of a bulk loading pier is an obstacle to being able to satisfy cargo requirements in terms of time and fees. Costa Rica: Port Charges in DiscordMonday, June 20, 2011 While the Atlantic ports administration insists on a 21% increase, exporters and shippers are defending their position. Loss of competitiveness against other nations and rising operating and logistics costs are some of the reasons that the Chamber of Exporters and Agents of Steamship Owners are giving to justify their disagreement with the proposed port tariff increase, which has been rejected by the Regulatory Authority of Public Services (Aresep). |
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