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. 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." 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. Guatemala: Improvements in Puerto BarriosFriday, September 12, 2014 The dock at Puerto Barrios Railyard is now 300 meters long and 40 meters wide and has three cranes which can handle cargo from ships measuring up to 240 meters. From a statement by Agn.com.gt: 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%. Tender for the Design of Maritime TerminalsTuesday, May 21, 2019 In Guatemala, the designs of the cruise terminal and the liquid bulk terminal, both in the National Port of Santo Tomas de Castilla, Puerto Barrios, Izabal, are tendered. Guatemala Government Purchase 10213864: Puerto Santo Tomas Seeks $78 MillionTuesday, November 20, 2018 The National Port Company Santo Tomás de Castilla will seek external financing to develop the expansion works planned for the port terminal in the next five years. According to the representatives of the Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomas de Castilla (Empornac), in the next five years a cruise terminal will be built, one for solid and liquid bulk, and another for containers. Container Terminal Quetzal to Start in February 2015Friday, December 18, 2015 The Guatemalan Tax Authority has announced that the start of operations at the terminal, originally scheduled for December, will now be in February 2016. Lack of a special dredging activities which must be carried out using machinery that will arrive in the country in January is the main reason for the delay to the start of operations. 4.8% Drop in Cargo Movement in Panamanian PortsTuesday, October 22, 2013 Between January and August, 4.40379 million TEUs were moved whereas the same period in 2012 the amount was 4,624,124 TEUs. "The decline in port activity is attributed to the global crisis, but particularly to the decrease in sales from the Colon Free Zone to Venezuela and Colombia, the main customers of this zone," reports Prensa.com. Terminal in Moin Ready to Start OperationsTuesday, October 23, 2018 After the final reception of the work, in Costa Rica the Moin Container Terminal is expected to start receiving the first commercial ships next Friday. Authorities of the National Council of Concessions reported that yesterday (Monday) made the final reception of the work, so the maritime terminal will receive the order to start operations at the end of this week. Moin: One Year of Operation with High RatesFriday, November 8, 2019 One year after the start-up of operations of the maritime terminal in Costa Rica, businessmen recognize that efficiency has improved, but insist that there should be a reduction in tariffs. At the end of October 2018, the Moín Container Terminal was definitively received and immediately the seaport began to receive the first commercial ships. Finally, a New Port in MoinFriday, March 1, 2019 After several delays in the construction process, the Moin Container Terminal was officially inaugurated in Costa Rica, a port that has already been authorized to start operations of the second berth. The operations of the maritime terminal in charge of the concessionaire APM Terminals began in October 2018, since at the end of that month the authorities of the National Council of Concessions informed that after the definitive reception of the work, the maritime terminal received the order to start operating. Study for Puerto Acajutla ExtensionFriday, September 11, 2020 Dohwa Engineering, a South Korean firm, will be in charge of the feasibility study for the expansion of the maritime terminal in El Salvador. The feasibility study for the Development Plan of the Port of Acajutla, will provide technical guidelines to execute the necessary investments, expand and upgrade its facilities, in addition to improving the operational efficiency of the port. Advances in Port Modernization PlanFriday, March 23, 2018 A $130 million loan is being negotiated with the BCIE to begin, at the end of the year, improvement works at the port of Corinto. Representatives from the National Port Company (EPN) explained to Elnuevodiario.com.ni that in addition to the terminal's modernization plan, which would "... double the arrival of cargo ships ... an investment of approximately $70 million will be made in modernizing the port, only in what corresponds to equipment, and that the project will take about two years." Decision on Container Terminal in Limon DelayedMonday, January 10, 2011 The technical proposal by APM Terminals was accepted, while the financial terms, $246 per container, must still be approved. The deadline the National Concession Council had to decide whether to accept or reject the proposal made by APM Terminals had expired on December 23. The analysis on the proposal is now expected to be finalized in January when a decision will be made. |
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