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Tender for the Pre-qualification of Construction Works in HondurasTuesday, January 11, 2022 The development of Islas de la Bahia department in Honduras requires the construction of infrastructure in different categories. Government of Honduras procurement PRE-001-2022:
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Global Supply Chain Crisis?Monday, October 4, 2021 COVID-19 and climate change have directly impacted the supply chains of the sectors and industries that generate the most economic output. Unfortunately, fiction has become reality, and a global pandemic coupled with sudden climate changes have increased these problems worldwide, also due to unforeseen events in logistics routes and the exponential increase in online shopping, forcing industries to increase the load of transportation, vehicles, staff and resources in general.
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How to Use Transportation Analytics and its benefitsWednesday, September 8, 2021 Through data analytics it's possible to improve vehicle performance, reduce costs, improve processes, establish strategies, optimize routes and times, and foresee and identify problems, among others. Transportation analytics takes a variety of data ecosystems, helping industry leaders to use advanced analytical techniques such as machine learning, Big Data and geospatial data to optimize business strategies in the sector.
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How to Map the Geography of my Business?Wednesday, August 18, 2021 New technological tools improve logistics processes by generating visualizations that map in detail thousands of assets identifying cost trends, performance along maritime, land and air routes among others. New technological tools, such as GIS, Big Data, mobile devices, and artificial intelligence, accumulate huge data sets within the logistics processes of any business, so using the right techniques, it is possible to improve operations and generate visualizations that can show a detailed mapping of thousands of assets worldwide, thus being able to identify cost trends, yields along maritime, land and air routes, compare historical arrival and departure times of carriers, among many others.
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Tender for Cloud Platform ServicesThursday, May 20, 2021 The Honduran Institute of Social Security tenders the services of an enterprise-level cloud technology platform Amazon Web Service, for a one-year term. Government of Honduras Purchase LPN-010-2021: Logistics Mismatch Pushing Costs UpwardFriday, March 5, 2021 Due to the imbalance in world trade flows, shipping lines have changed their routes and prefer to move empty containers to Asia, a situation that generates shortages and causes increases in freight rates and raw material prices. In this scenario of new commercial reality, the operating costs of maritime freight have been impacted, since due to the restrictions imposed in several countries around the world, containers have been stranded. Construction, Pandemic and Steel PricesWednesday, January 27, 2021 During 2020, it is estimated that the average price of a ton of steel increased 19%, a rise that impacts the construction industry and is explained by the increase in logistics costs and the suspension of the extraction of the material due to the outbreak of covid-19. Central American businessmen report that during last year, which was marked by the sanitary and economic crisis, the average price per ton of steel increased by $130, going from $670 to $800. Logistics: Cost Increases Forecast for 2021Monday, December 21, 2020 Mandatory use of low-sulfur fuel by ships, shortage of containers and priority for medical supplies and vaccines will push up sea and air freight costs. Although since the beginning of 2020 it is mandatory for vessels to use fuels that do not exceed 0.5% sulfur concentration, sector businessmen forecast that during the next year this regulation will continue to influence the escalation of operating costs in the logistics sector. Travel: Which Factors Are Influencing Decisions?Friday, September 25, 2020 The risks involved when visiting a destination and the possibility of making reservations with less notice are fundamental factors that consumers will consider when deciding whether or not to take a trip in the coming months. The outbreak of covid-19 in several countries around the world almost caused air, sea and land transport to disappear, as several governments decided to ban leisure and business travel. Investing to Ensure CompetitivenessWednesday, September 9, 2020 In order to ensure the supply of drinking water supply to half of the Panamanian population for the next 50 years, achieve water sustainability in its operations and guarantee its competitiveness, the Panama Canal will invest $2 billion. The disbursement of the $2 billion will become the second highest investment made by the Panama Canal, since it invested $5.5 billion for its expansion, which will be completed in 2016.
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International Tender: Marine Terminal ServicesThursday, August 20, 2020 In Honduras, tugging services are being tendered for the execution of docking and undocking of ships, for the maritime terminals of Cortés, Omoa, Tela and San Lorenzo. Honduras Government purchase LPI-ENP-01-2020: Cleaning Services: Innovating to Meet DemandThursday, July 23, 2020 In the new context, disinfection service companies are offering innovative solutions to meet new customer requirements, such as the use of ultraviolet light cleaning systems. Cleaning articles and services are some of the issues that have gained ground in the digital environment in this context of health crisis, which derives from the outbreak of covid-19 in the region. Maritime Transport: Too Expensive to Be SustainableThursday, June 4, 2020 Currently, transporting goods by sea between Central American countries can increase freight costs by at least 60% compared to the land option, which represents an obstacle to changing the way goods are transferred in the region. As a result of the closure of the Penas Blancas customs crossing, on the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, some businessmen in the region had to resort to the sea route in order to deliver their orders.
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Medication: Institutional Market Up to the First Quarter of 2020Monday, April 20, 2020 Agefinsa, Servicios Tecnicos Medicos, Macrotech Farmaceutica and J.I. Cohen are some of the companies that during the first quarter of the year won contracts to provide medicines and pharmaceutical products to public health institutions in the region. The "Interactive Public Procurement Information System" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData provides interesting data on the companies that in the first quarter of 2020 were favored with contracts to provide pharmaceutical products and medical supplies to the various Ministries of Health and Social Security entities in the Central American countries. 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). |
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