The President of the Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnership (Coalianza), Wilfredo Cerrato said that a Spanish company will carry out the design of the bulk terminal at Puerto Cortés. Subsequently, a tender will be created for its construction and supervision.
"This is already a concrete step after the previous Cabinet approved an expansion plan in Puerto Cortes, allowing us to regain competitiveness and functionality", said Cerrato, according to LaPrensa.hn.
Unofficially, it was revealed that the contract was given to the Spanish firm AIC (Arquitectura, Ingeniería, Corporación). However, there is no official confirmation from the Coalianza authorities.
Source: laprensahn.com
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December 2011
The Cabinet has approved the creation of a special trust for the construction of a bulk cargo terminal at Puerto Cortez.
A press release from the President of Honduras reads:
The Council of Ministers approved on Tuesday (December 20, 2011) a contract for a special trust for the construction of a bulk cargo terminal at Puerto Cortes, as part of the expansion and modernization of the national port platform.
July 2011
The price reduction of the new dock at Puerto Caldera will require importers to have a lot of trucks to carry their loads at once.
After three years of back and forth with the project by Sociedad Portuaria de Caldera (manager of the dock) and the Costa Rican Institute of Pacific Ports (INCOP) an agreement has been reached to lower the construction costs from the $44 million projected to $30 million, by eliminating the construction of silos and a conveyor belt for bulk products.
February 2012
Obsolete infrastructure at the industrial dock is causing delays which increase the cost of importing grain from $3,000 to $20,000 a day.
Delays in unloading cargo ships at berth cause additional costs to importers of between $3,000 to $20,000 per day, a situation caused by the outdated infrastructure of the port of Puerto Cortes, Honduras' main port, reported El Heraldo.hn.
April 2012
The Honduran Council of Ministers has approved a draft decree relating to a trust agreement for the structuring, development and financing of the operation of the bulk cargo terminal at Puerto Cortes.
From a press release by the Presidency of Honduras:
The Council of Ministers, of the government of President Porfirio Lobo Sosa , approved the draft decree on Tuesday relating to a trust agreement for the structuring, development and financing of the operation of a bulk cargo terminal at Puerto Cortes, at the request of the National Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships (COALIANZA).
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