Maritime Cargo increases by 26% in Puerto de AcajutlaThursday, May 26, 2011 The Salvadoran terminal moved in 2010 a total of 145,774 TEUs. The information derives from the ranking prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal). New Sea Freight Service to FloridaMonday, May 14, 2012 Evergreen Line will offer weekly trips in both directions, between Panama, Costa Rica and Florida. Using two ships belonging to the shipping company Crowley, the Evergreen service will connect Florida, Colon Container Terminal in Panama and Puerto Limon on the Caribbean of Costa Rica. 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" . Panama: Container Movement Up 12%Thursday, January 4, 2018 Between January and November 2017, Panamanian ports handled 6.3 million containers, 12% more than the same period in 2016. According to figures from the Panama Maritime Authority, the highest growth in container movement was registered at the Cristóbal port terminal, increasing from 698 thousand TEUs from January to November 2016 to 1.2 million TEUs in the same period of time in 2017, which is equivalent to a 75% increase. Company Profile
SGL Panama specialize in logistics, distribution, warehousing, transportation, shipping and logistics for equipment, heavy machinery, recreational vehicles and construction materials. Tender for Maritime Traffic Control SystemMonday, May 20, 2019 In Guatemala, Empresa Portuaria Quetzal tenders the vessel traffic control system, which must have a simple visualization application integrating all functions. Guatemala Government Purchase 9579761: Puerto Caldera Improves InfrastructureWednesday, August 27, 2014 An announcement has been made that a new PostPanamax crane has recently arrived at Puerto Caldera in Costa Rica and will allow the loading or unloading of between 25 and 35 containers per hour. The Port Caldera company received the new crane which will be installed in the coming days so that it can be used starting September. Servicio de Remolcadores Magofracostarica S.A. Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica and Costa Rica.
Panama: Container Movements Down 12%Thursday, January 5, 2017 Between January and October 2016, the movement of 5.1 million containers, measured in TEUs, was recorded, 11.8% less than in the same period in 2015. In units, 3.1 million containers were moved through Panamanian ports in the first ten months of 2016, 11% less than in the same period in 2015. Extension for Payment of Panama Canal FeeThursday, January 16, 2020 The Panama Chamber of Commerce requested the Panama Canal Authority to postpone the start of collection of the fee for the use of fresh water in the Canal, which would begin to be paid on February 15, 2020. On January 13, the Panama Canal Authority announced that this year "... the value of water will be incorporated into the line of other maritime services through a charge for fresh water, which will depend on the availability of the resource at the time of the vessel's transit. The freshwater charge is applicable to all vessels over 125 feet in length that transit the Canal: Short Sea Shipping in Central AmericaMonday, November 11, 2013 A feasibility study indicates that the region has economic and port potential to develop a system of short sea shipping. After evaluating 49 ports with international traffic in the region, a feasibility study prepared by the Mesoamerica Project concluded that no large investments in access infrastructure are needed in order for ports to boost regional shipping. Port Meeting of the Central American Isthmus 2014Wednesday, February 26, 2014 From May 19th - 22nd representatives of the port industry in the region will meet in Nicaragua. Representatives of the port industry in the region will meet in Nicaragua from 19 to 22 May at the XXXVI Port Meeting of Central America. Naval Mortgages Have New Rules in PanamaTuesday, March 17, 2009 There is a new procedure for executing liens on mortgaged vessels. In an article in Prensa.com, Eduardo de Alba, a specialist in maritime law, explained that "for a creditor to be able to claim the lien right, there must be prima facie (in the first instance) evidence of: a) the registration of the vessel with the annotation of the naval mortgage and lien being applied and, b) the amount secured along with a summary of it, together with the claim." The Expansion of the Panama CanalFriday, June 18, 2010 Full document with the Proposal for the Expansion of the Panama Canal - Third Set of Locks Project The third set of locks project is a plan to expand the Canal’s capacity composed of three integrated components: Strike Continues at Manzanillo PortThursday, November 21, 2013 The strike by workers in the Panamanian port terminal has gone on for a week, forcing some ships to divert to other ports in the region. So far it is unknown how high the losses are in the port operated by Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT). The terminal operator has said that it has managed to increase cargo movement operations but still not managed to have normal operations. |
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