Panama: Port Works in Isla MargaritaFriday, May 13, 2016 It has been announced that construction will soon start on the next container port concessioned to Panama Colon Container Port, a work which will need an investment of $900 million. An article on Nacion.com reports that "... According to the company, the facilities will include a container yard with a capacity to handle up to 2.5 million TEUs per year, with 4 docks that will take up 1,200 meters of water front and it will be the first with the ability to accommodate Neo Panamax vessels." 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. 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. Maritime Cargo in Guatemala: Figures up to June 2018Friday, August 3, 2018 From January to June a total of 161,000 TEUs were mobilized from Guatemalan ports to different US destinations, registering a slight year-on-year increase of 1%. According to the "Logistics Monitor" prepared by the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (Agexport), Port Everglades in Florida prevails as the main cargo receiving port of Guatemala, with 15% of the total sent there up to June, followed by Wilmington in Delaware, with 13.4%, Gloucester in New Jersey with 9.5%, Gulfport in Mississippi, with 7.8% and Port Hueneme in California, with 7.6%. Panama: Auxiliary Maritime Industry Lacks PortsMonday, December 17, 2012 The growth in traffic of ships has displaced the operations of the auxiliary maritime industry and is jeopardizing its chances of development. The auxiliary maritime industry in Panama will not be able to take advantage of the increased transit of ships through the Panama Canal after its expansion in 2014 because it does not have space to provide its services. New Ocean Freight Service from GuatemalaTuesday, April 11, 2017 Starting from May, Hapag-Lloyd Guatemala will connect in a northbound direction with the ports of the US West Coast and once a week in a southbound direction with the European and Mediterranean ports. From a statement issued by Agexport: Loads in Panamanian Ports Down 15%Monday, April 15, 2013 In January and February, 190,000 fewer TEUs were moved than in the same period of 2012, when the figure was 1,000,218 thousand TEUs. "The country's five terminals (Balboa, Manzanillo International Terminal, Colon Container Terminal, the Port Authority of Singapore and Cristóbal) reported one million 28,000 TEU's (a unit equivalent to a 20 feet long container) in the two months," noted an article in Prensa.com. |
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