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. 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. 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: Maritime Transport up to February 2016 -Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The movement of containers in domestic ports fell by 11% up to February, going from a million containers to 969,000 between 2015 and 2016. The movement of containers in the National Port System measured by TEUs decreased by 11.7% during the first two months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, totaling 969,311 compared to 1,097,902 recorded in the previous period. Panama: Incentives for the Maritime SectorWednesday, February 24, 2016 A bill aims to create a special tax regime, labor and migration incentives for maritime financing institutions and firms carrying out financeable projects. The Cabinet of the Government of Panama decided to authorize the Minister of the Presidency to propose to the National Assembly, a bill which would create a special regime with incentives in tax, labor and migration incentives for financeable maritime institutions and firms carrying out projects and other provisions. 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 . Panama: 2015 Shipping StatisticsWednesday, February 3, 2016 The amount of containers transported went up by 5% between 2014 and 2015, while freight movement in tonnes grew by 7% in the same period. According to the Maritime Authority of Panama, the only items that showed a negative percentage rate when comparing the months of January and February 2014 and 2015 were the movement of cruise passengers and the movement of vehicles. Panama: Port Movement Up 13%Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Between January and September, Panamanian ports moved 5 million containers, 13% more than in the same period in 2016. Compared with the same period in 2016, the increase of 12.6% is equivalent to 577,679 additional TEUs. 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). 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. Panama: Port Movement Up 10%Thursday, September 14, 2017 In the first seven months of this year 2.4 million containers have moved through panamanian ports, 10% more than in the same period in 2016. Preliminary figures from the Panama Maritime Authority show that between January and July of this year, 2,357,588 containers passed through Panamanian ports, equivalent to 3.9 million TEUs. Forum on Maritime Trade and Energy in PanamaFriday, February 24, 2017 From March 12 to 15 shipping companies, logistics companies and others from this industry will be meeting in Panama to discuss issues such as the use of new energy sources and technology on ships. The Panama Maritime Chamber has announced the holding of the XIII Panama Maritime Conference & Exhibition from March 12 to 15 at the Megapolis Convention Center in Panama City. More Traffic Projected in Panama CanalWednesday, April 4, 2018 For the fiscal year ending September 2018, the authorities foresee that the cargo that will transit through the Canal will reach 431 million tons, 7% more than in the previous period. According to the Panama Canal Authority, the main reasons for the predicted growth in cargo passing through its facilities are the improvement registered in international prices of raw materials and the increase in demand from emerging economies. Russia Opens Transatlantic Sea Link With South AmericaWednesday, March 24, 2010 Maersk line will open a new sea route: Guayaquil – Panama Canal – Rotterdam – Bremenhaven – San Petersburg. The Danish company will operate 6 container ships in this new route, with a weekly frequency. |
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