Puerto Quetzal: Workers Offer to Finance TerminalMonday, August 13, 2012 The union for the Guatemalan port has offered $40 million so that its very own Quetzal Port Company will be the one to build the new container terminal initially awarded to the Spanish company TCB. The union's general secretary, Lazaro Reyes, said they would be willing to invest in the labor liabilities and deposits in the new terminal in order to ensure that it is the port who will manage the services. El Salvador: Preliminary agreement for Port concessionWednesday, August 27, 2008 Although it is not definitive, it seems that the various sectors have agreed that the La Union Port will be granted in concession to an international operator. This was expressed by spokespersons for the presidential commission set up to analyze the concession of the Acajutla and the La Union ports. Mixed concession being evaluated for Salvadoran portsTuesday, September 9, 2008 The Government is evaluating a public-private design for the operation of the country's port system. "What is clear is that there must be a concession, although at the moment a master concession is not supported," Ana Vilma de Escobar, vice-president of the Republic, admitted. She has been in charge of promoting the concession of the La Union port and the Acajutla port to international companies. Costa Rican businesses demand solution to port problems in LimonTuesday, October 21, 2008 The export and tourism sectors are demanding quick attention for the port terminals on the country's Caribbean coast. "It is a worrying situation, many products are often affected or in the worst of cases lost due to delays in loading, a definitive decision is urgently needed, be it a concession or the construction of new ports," said Abel Chavez, president of the Chamber Pineapple and Melon Growers. Panama: Container Inspection Costs EstablishedFriday, May 23, 2014 An administrative fee for customs services has been established at $100 when the taxable customs value is equal to or greater than $2000. From a report from the Cabinet Council of Panama: Puerto Moin Needs DredgingTuesday, August 4, 2015 A warning has been given over an accumulation of sediment due to lack of dredging maintenance reducing the draft depth and making it difficult for some ships to dock. The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) has stressed the need to carry out "urgent emergency dredging" in the loading and unloading port at Moin, as the last time it was done was more than five years ago and "... recommendations are every three to four years. " Canal Expansion Impact on U.S. PortsTuesday, June 7, 2011 The Panama Canal expansion will begin operations in 2014, resulting in exponential changes in logistics throughout the world. A new report by Jones Lang LaSalle, a financial consulting and professional services firm specializing in the real estate sector, has identified three major trends that U.S. companies should consider when evaluating their properties and the impending changes in logistics infrastructure: port terminals, railways, storage spaces, etc. Law On Port Concession in El SalvadorMonday, August 29, 2011 Members of the Finance Committee have reached a consensus on the concession system to be used for operations at the La Union port. Almost three years after the inauguration of the terminal, and after losses close to a million dollars a month, ministers have reached a consensus and believe that the conditions have been set, ready for the project to be approved in the Legislature Assembly as soon as possible. Aperture of Port La Unión Moves ForwardTuesday, April 13, 2010 The manager of the port officially delivered the administrative offices to the government entities that will operate this Salvadoran port. This is the first phase of an opening process fostered by president Funes, which seeks to open the port for business as soon as possible, while two studies are conducted to define the best operation model. Nicaragua: New Offer for Monkey PointMonday, July 19, 2010 Sit-Global consortium, which is pushing for the construction of a ‘dry canal’, is to bid in the port construction project. Roberto Duarte, president of Sit-Global, indicated that the proposal put forward by the Korean companies of 9% annual interest for a seven-year term is impossible to pay. Two Public Companies to Manage Ports in HondurasTuesday, January 24, 2012 There are two public entities recently emerged: Puertos Marítimos de Honduras and Sociedad Operaciones Portuarias de Honduras; meanwhile the private sector is demanding that the award of the works contracts follows a transparent process. President Lobo has promised that with his government, "no state enterprise will be privatized." Port of La Union Continues to DriftMonday, January 30, 2012 Even though the few ships that dock in La Union are not sufficient to cover operating expenses, plans are afoot to spend $25 million on dredging an access channel. Cleaning the canal to make its depth 9 meters at low tide and 11 at high tide, would increase maritime operators' interest in including the port of La Union in their transportation routes by sea. Impact of Canal Expansion on U.S. portsTuesday, February 21, 2012 The Port of Houston is one of the many ports of the East coast of the U.S. that needs to be prepared to handle post-Panamax ships and their cargo. Panama is not the only place where the canal expansion is creating greater expectations. Employers Applaud Port InterventionWednesday, March 21, 2012 Guatemala’s business sector is calling for processes to expedite the delivery of goods to be taken into account in order to avoid economic losses. From Diario de Centroamérica, by José Pelicó: El Salvador: The La Unioin Municipality not up to par with portTuesday, October 28, 2008 One month before inaugurating its port, the City of La Union has serious deficiencies especially regarding health and basic services. The city with the same name as the port is far from offering the minimum conditions that will allow it to enter the development dynamics required in the zone. |
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