New Ocean Freight Service from GuatemalaTuesday, April 11, 2017 Starting from May, Hapag-Lloyd Guatemala will connect in a northbound direction with the ports of the US West Coast and once a week in a southbound direction with the European and Mediterranean ports. From a statement issued by Agexport: New Sea Route Guatemala - PhiladelphiaMonday, August 10, 2015 Since July a new weekly route between the port of Santo Tomas de Castilla and the private terminal Holts Logistics has been operating in Philadelphia, USA. From a statement issued by the Guatemalan Exporters Association (Agexport): Panama: Dip in Maritime Traffic Affecting BusinessWednesday, May 9, 2018 Panama Ports Company has stated that due to the unfavorable trend registered by the national maritime industry, the company is carrying out organizational changes in order to continue operating. From a statement issued by Panama Ports Company: Congress on Water Transport in PanamaThursday, March 22, 2018 From May 7 to May 11, 2018 companies working in the international maritime industry will be gathering together in Panama City to discuss technical, economic and environmental issues related to water transport infrastructure. From May 7 to 12, 2018, Panama will host the 34th World Congress of the World Association of Aquatic Transport Infrastructures (PIANC). Panama: New Office for Maritime Businesses in MiamiTuesday, July 4, 2017 The technical office of the Maritime Authority will operate 24 hours a day in order to facilitate the formalities for conducting maritime business on the US East Coast. From a statement issued by the Port Authority: Acceleration of Maritime Procedures in PanamaThursday, September 21, 2017 The new maritime single window promises to speed up the transhipment process, improve port exit times and reduce the use of paper through a digital system. From a statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority: New Routes For Maritime CargoWednesday, August 6, 2014 New DHL trade routes include: from Qingdao, China to Santos, Brazil; from Le Havre, France to Veracruz, Mexico; from Miami, USA. to Colon, Panama; and from Hong Kong, China to Managua, Nicaragua. From a press release published in Dhl.com.mx: Panama: New Rules for Maritime TrafficThursday, October 2, 2014 The new traffic separation system which comes into effect on December 1 establishes four instruments in the passage of the canal and coastal protection zones for environmentally sensitive sites. The Traffic Separation System (TSS) devices consist of three which will be placed in the Pacific, one in the Atlantic and one at the entrance of the canal, and will allow for organisation of vessel traffic in congestion areas as well as providing protection for humpback whales . New Sea Service from Puerto Santo TomásThursday, August 3, 2017 A new service connects the Guatemalan port with the east coast of the United States, Europe and the Mediterranean, through the port of Caucedo, in the Dominican Republic. From a statement issued by Agexport: Maritime Route Guatemala-ChiapasWednesday, April 1, 2020 After the Quetzal Port Company of Guatemala and the Port of Chiapas, Mexico, signed an agreement for strategic commercial promotion, it is expected that in May the short sea route will begin to operate. The potential offered by the Port of Chiapas as a logistic node for commercial exchange from and to Central America, as well as with other international markets, makes it a strategic place for the promotion of the Short Sea Shipping (SSS) project with Guatemala and eventually with other Mesoamerican countries, informed the Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT). 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" . Agreements on Transport between Panama and ChinaFriday, February 2, 2018 The approved agreements in maritime and air transport provide the basis for establishing direct air routes and will allow vessels flying the Panamanian flag to receive preferential treatment in Chinese ports. Panamanian authorities ratified the transport agreements with the Asian country, which includes the civil air transport agreement, through which both countries laid the foundations to establish direct routes, opening space to establish commercial or cargo flights between both countries. Maersk and the Expanded CanalMonday, April 25, 2016 The shipping company has drawn attention to the impact that the Canal expansion will have on its operations noting that there are still only a few ports that can receive Post Panamax vessels. The two routes that the Danish shipping company Maersk Line ceased to operate in 2013 were of great importance for Latin America, whose operations account for 10% of the company's total sales worldwide. The canal expansion is seen by the managers of the shipping company as a great opportunity to increase business in this region. Shipping Routes Return to Panama CanalTuesday, July 14, 2015 One of the routes is operated by Maersk Line from Asia to the US West Coast and the other by the company Hamburg Sud, going from South America to the Caribbean. The Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano, said these two new services will generate "between $25 million to $30 million each." Vessels operating the routes are of medium size and will start going through the canal in the coming months. New Maritime Route Nicaragua - USAFriday, May 29, 2015 The Mexican company Transportes Marítimos Lamol will start operating the US - Nicaragua route, passing through the Escondido River to get to the Port of Arlen Siu, in the south-central part of the country. The new route for TML Liners will be used by ships carrying 80 containers with a capacity of 3000 tons of cargo, which will set sail from Nicaragua to the United States, making a stop in Panama. |
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