Comisión Centroamericana de Transporte Marítimo Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Ports Performance and Regional ConnectivityMonday, March 18, 2013 Assessment of Port Performance and Port Connectivity Study in Belize, Central America and the Dominican Republic. This study focuses on identifying the basic logistics capabilities in Belize, Central America and the Dominican Republic. Forum on Maritime and Logistics TradeMonday, June 27, 2016 On July 19 shipping companies, logistics and other sectors related to the port industry will be meeting in Panama to discuss issues and opportunities arising from the expanded canal. The event, organized by the Maritime Authority of Panama, will be held at the Hotel Intercontinental Miramar, from 1 pm. Maritime Transport: New Rules for Fuel UseWednesday, January 16, 2019 From January 1st, 2020, the concentration of Sulphur in the fuel consumed by maritime transport vessels must not exceed 0.5%, a limit that until now was at 3.5%. The international modifications related to the supply of fuel oil or marine fuel, which were approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will apply to all vessels sailing in the world. Port Meeting of the Central American Isthmus 2017Thursday, May 11, 2017 From July 25 to 28 representatives from the port industry in the region will be meeting in Belize at the XXXIX Port Meeting of the Central American Isthmus. At the event, to be held at the Best Westerm Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize, the main discussion panels will address current issues such as the Cruise Industry, Mobility and Logistics Policy in Central America, Strengthening Environmental Port Management in Central America, Multilateral Agreement And Safety, Port Security and Protection, Gross Verified Mass (GVM), Climate Change and the Role of Women in the Port Industry, among others. 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). Forum on Maritime Security and Port ProtectionFriday, November 7, 2014 From November 24th to 27th representatives from the industry in Central America and other regions will be gathering together in Panama City to discuss issues related to maritime safety and port development. From a statement issued by the Network for Protection of Ships and Port Facilities: 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: Panama Maritime IX: February 8 - 11Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Operators from more than 20 countries will participate in the four day port event, considered to be the most important one in the region. The inauguration will be held on February 8, 2009 and will include the presence of the Secretary General of the World Maritime Organization (OMI), Efthimios Mitropoulos, who will be the main speaker along with important local and international guest speakers from the shipping world. 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. Meeting of the Maritime Industry in PanamaWednesday, July 12, 2017 From September 27 to 29, companies from the sector will be meeting to discuss issues such as bunkering and environmental impact, ports and shipping lines, cargo transportation and the auxiliary maritime industry. From a statement issued by the Maritime Chamber of Panama: 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. Central America: Port Sector EventMonday, February 25, 2019 From 26 to 30 August, representatives of the port industry of Central America and the Dominican Republic will meet in Antigua Guatemala to discuss innovation, trends and facilitation of international trade. From the National Port Commission of Guatemala' s press release: Crowley Extends Service in HondurasFriday, January 8, 2010 The North American shipping company increased its weekly ship frequency to 5 in Port Cortés. Iván Matute Gómez, head of the National Ports Company (ENP), stated that the shipping company would be handling 10.000 containers a year. The Maritime Industry Impacted by the CrisisThursday, February 12, 2009 Compared to the 2007 record of 8 billion tons in transports, global maritime commerce fell substantially in 2008, dragged down by the crisis. A good indication of this is the decrease in the Baltic Dry Index, which is composed of the prices of the maritime transportation of dry cargo. In November 2008, the index was 891 points while the index had reached 11,973 in May of that year - suffering in that period a fall of 11 times its value. |
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