Tender for Toll Booths Declared VoidFriday, December 7, 2012 The tender for the modernization project and control of toll booths in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, has been declared void by a review committee. However, the report was not approved and eight aldermen have requested its review. Income from canal toll increases 9.2%Wednesday, October 14, 2009 The revenue derived from the Canal toll increased 9.2% compared to the fiscal year of 2008. In 2009 the revenue from the Canal toll ammounted $1.4 million. The previous year the total revenue was $1.3 million. Toll Rate Increase at Panama CanalWednesday, August 8, 2012 The new toll structure is divided into 10 segments for type of vessel, three segments for tank detail, and includes roll-on/roll-off vessels in the segment of vessel carriers. From a statement from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP): Costa Rica will Hire Automated Road Toll ServiceWednesday, February 23, 2011 The "Consejo Nacional de Viabilidad" will launch a public tender for the contracting of an automated system for toll collection. By hiring the service, stations Florencio del Castillo and Braulio Carrillo will streamline the service and improve traffic. More Toll RoadsWednesday, October 11, 2017 In Guatemala a proposal has been made for private companies to build toll roads, where, in some cases the State pays for the tolls, instead of charging road users. The proposal of this investment model was raised in the context of the National Entrepreneurs Encounter (Enade), focused this year on the theme of infrastructure. Guatemala: Tolls Lowered for FreightThursday, January 23, 2014 The aim of the reduction in the toll rate for the Palin-Escuintla highway is to attract drivers who use the old road to the South Coast. The cost of the toll on the Palin-Escuintla highway will be $2.68 for interurban buses and trucks with two axles, $4.08 for trucks with three axles, $5.49 for those with four, $6.89 for five and $8,17 for the six axle trucks. The aim of the discount is to attract up to 40% of the vehicles that use the old road to the South Coast. Plan to increase Canal toll maintainedThursday, February 5, 2009 The increase from $63 to $72 in the toll for Twenty-foot Equivalent (TEU) containers is scheduled for May 2009. Prensa.com reports: "In 2007, it was agreed that the toll increase would happen in three stages and the plan still stands, said the administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Alberto Aleman Zubieta. Progress in Tender for Toll BoothsFriday, August 10, 2012 The Municipal Corporation of San Pedro Sula has approved the tender conditions for a project to modernize and organize collections management and control of toll booths. Within the tender specifications is a requirement which states that the contractor will have to invest in upgrading the existing technology in order to generate an increase in earned income. Costa Rica: More Financial Options for QuickPass Toll ServiceWednesday, May 19, 2010 Autopistas del Sol, concessionaire of the highway between San José and Caldera, cancelled its exclusive toll contract with HSBC, and is now negotiating deals with others banks. The contract will HSBC will continue, but it won’t be exclusive any longer. Users will now enjoy more payment options, such as automatic charge from checking accounts, credit card or prepaid cards. Tender for Toll Management in San Pedro SulaFriday, June 22, 2012 Municipal officials will next week issue a tender in which companies can submit bids to operate toll booths. The requirements of the tender state that the contractor will have to invest in upgrading the existing technology in order to generate an increase in earned income. Tegucigalpa Unveils Remodeling PlanTuesday, May 18, 2010 Called “Nuevas Calles para la Capital” (Spanish for “New Streets for the Capital”), the project comprises building overpasses, widening boulevards and constructing pedestrian bridges. The project was presented by Ricardo Álvarez, mayor of Tegucigalpa, who remarked that the funding for these initiatives will come from developing urban tolls in the city, in a similar way to the tolls already implemented in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Puerto Córtez. PCA Presents New Canal RatesWednesday, April 28, 2010 The Panama Canal Authority presented its proposal for new rates, which would come into effect on January 2011. It modifies the price structure for the Canal’s eight segments: container ships, dry-bulk, liquid bulk, vehicle ships, refrigerated vessels, passengers, general cargo and others. Panama Canal: Record Cargo MovementThursday, July 14, 2011 Total traffic is projected to reach 320 million tons by the end of 2011. German Zubieta, the canal’s administrator, on the eve of his trip to Spain, added that the highest recorded traffic so far was in 2007 with a total of 312 million tons. Panama Approves Higher Canal TollsWednesday, June 16, 2010 Starting on January 1st 2011, vessels transiting through the Canal will pay $74 for each container, up from $72. The presidential cabinet included an exception for refrigerated cargo containers. The increase for them will come into force on April 2011, after a request from Peru, Ecuador and Chile, who alleged the negative effects the economic crisis has had on the maritime cargo industry. Tender for Tourism Highway in HondurasWednesday, December 12, 2012 The government has authorized, for 30 years, the granting of a concession for a tourist route made up of the stretches of road between El Progreso-Tela, San Pedro Sula-El Progreso and La Barca–El Progreso. By issuance of a decree, the Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships and the Department of Public Works, Transport and Housing have been authorized to sign with the company Autopistas del Atlántico a concession for the tourist corridor. |
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