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Honduras Tenders Machinery for Puerto Cortes

The National Port Authority will begin the bidding process for the purchase of machinery for Puerto Cortes.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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Immediate institutional needs include the acquisition of a crane and three tugboats. The estimated investment is about $ 35 million, $ 20 million for towing and $ 15 million for the crane.

"... So far the port has received requests from Dutch businessmen who have expressed interest for the institution to negotiate the purchase of tugs made in that country," reported the article in LaPrensa.hn.

Source: laprensahn.com

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Puerto Cortes Needs Repairs

October 2011

Businesses are urging the government to expedite the process of acquiring $54 million for improving port facilities.

Among the works that require urgent repair is the defence system that is used for mooring boats. The deterioration is such that ships hulls are being damaged.

Enlargement of Port Cortés Moves Forward

May 2010

$3.9 million will be invested in dredging the port.

Authorities expect to remove at least 500.000 cubic meters of sandy material, which will be used as filler material at the container terminal of the National Ports Company (ENP).

“The team will stay for 45 days to dredge 480.000 meters of materials and deposit them at the backyard of the future container terminal”, reported Proceso Digital.

Port Cortés Expansion Plan Approved

December 2011

The Council of Ministers has approved a Plan for the Expansion and Modernization of Puerto Cortes, with which its Controlling Commission hopes to recover the country's competitiveness in regards to port activities.

The draft executive order that contains the conditions necessary to promote the development of this national port was presented by President of the Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships (COALIAZA), Wilfredo Cerrato, an organization that is cooperating with the process of rebuilding the infrastructure of this vital Honduran port.

$ 2.5 Million Investment in Honduran Port

November 2010

The National Port Company announced the 2011 investment plan for the port of San Lorenzo.

The manager of the National Port Authority, Maynor Pinto, said they are currently making contacts with companies for the dredging of the canal.

Tiempo.hn publishes in their web site details of the works to be performed:

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