españolLess Connectivity, More Expensive ProductsMonday, August 12, 2019 Since mid-July, the main companies transporting maritime cargo from the Port of Santa Tomas in Guatemala stopped operating the direct route to Europe, which will raise between 20% and 25% the costs of imports and exports. After six decades of keeping the direct route to European ports in operation, the main shipping companies departing from Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla in Izabal such as Maersk, Hamburg Sud, MSC, CMA-CGM, Hapas Lloyd and Sea Trade, decided not to re-operate the route concerned, leaving only one company with a multipurpose transport ship as an option to move cargo to Europe. New Bids on Former Braswell ShipyardTuesday, June 12, 2012 In a second tender created by the Panama Maritime Authority to grant the administration and operation of the yard in Balboa, four companies have participated. The bidders are the same as in the first tender, with the only difference that MEC Shipyards (formerly MEC Dry Docks) has now partnered with the Kardonski group instead of IBT. International Merchant Marine of Belize Company Profile
The International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) is under the Ministry of Finance, with its Head Office located in Belize City. The Registration of Merchant Ships Act, 1989 as amended in 1996 governs the merchant fleet. British firm aims to turn trash dump to power GuatemalaFriday, May 23, 2008 Carbon Trade, a British company, aims to produce enough electricity to supply 600 homes from the methane produced by a trash dump in Guatemala. Christian Siliézar, Carbon Trade's manager for Latin America, said the company had been granted a 25-year concession to use gas from the Las Periqueras dump on the Pacific Coast to generate about one megawatt of power. Port Corpus Christi and Tianjin Port (Group) Signed A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)Monday, October 24, 2011 “Agreement Aimed to Generate New Business through both Ports” Tianjin, China – The Port of Corpus Christi and the Tianjin Port (Group) Co., Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding today. The Tianjin Port Authority hosted a delegation of the Port of Corpus Christi, led by City of Corpus Christi Mayor Joe Adame, for the official signing of the MOU. Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica and Panama.
Panama Maritime IX to be held in February 2009Tuesday, October 28, 2008 This national and international conference is considered to be one of the most important maritime events in Latin America and the Caribbean. It will be held in Panama City from February 9-11, 2009. It is organized by the Panama Maritime Law Association, which has a membership of more than 200 local lawyers, along with the Maritime Chamber which represents more than 100 maritime companies, the Panama Canal Authority and the Panama Maritime Authority. 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. Sweden Opens its Doors to Honduran ExportsThursday, April 26, 2012 Open Trade Gate Sweden provides greater opportunities to Hondurans exporting textiles, seafood and in the agribusiness to increase trade, as well as offering free training. Sweden wants to increase bilateral trade with Honduras, from its mere $215,000 a year, and for this reason, its office, Open Trade Gate Sweden is provided more information and training to private companies so that they can export from Honduras to this Nordic country. Panama approves maritime auditTuesday, December 16, 2008 The audit carried out by the International Maritime Organization evaluates the procedures and steps carried out for the registration and inspection of ships as well as regulations that are applied to the various ports in the country. Panama is currently the leader in flagging ships worldwide and had, on October, 31, 2008, 8,159 ships sailing international waters under the Panama flag. US Trade Mission touring regionTuesday, October 28, 2008 A trade mission from the Southern United States Trade Association (SUSTA) began a regional tour yesterday in Panama and will also visit Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala. Representatives from 31 American companies interested in the regional market will meet with potential local partners in order establish commercial relations during the two-day stay in Panama. They will be in the region until the 4 of November. 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 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 environmental rules for Panamanian shipsFriday, February 6, 2009 The ratification of the 2001 Bunker Convention by Panama will increase insurance costs for ships. The "International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage," means that the owner of the ship is responsible for pollution damages caused by bunker fuel in the ship and for covering the cost of preventative measures. |
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