Logistics
in Central America
Port of San Antonio
Company Profile
Port San Antonio is a master-planned, 1,900 acre aerospace, industrial complex and international logistics platform, centrally located in San Antonio, Texas.
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Phone: (1) 866-535-5987
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Authorities will review the $300 fee imposed on the airline industry operating in Honduras, it was decided recently.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Works, Transport and Housing (Soptravi) are to review the landing fee of $300, recently established for charter flights.
Monday, 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.
Red Logística Internacional
Company Profile
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Phone: (52 55) 56182086 - (52 55) 46130620
Friday, January 27, 2012
The Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP in Spanish) has announced a plan to create a concession for a container port in Corozal.
The project, announced by Jose Barrios, Deputy Administrator of the ACP, is based on Panama’s advantages as a a focal point for international maritime routes, fueled by the ongoing expansion of the Canal.
Friday, January 27, 2012
As the final link in the Cold Chain, Mercapanamá may be used for agro-industrial processes for exports.
Acknowledging that the Food Market in Panama City does not have adequate infrastructure for marketing foods according to the best international standards, industry officials have decided to build a new center.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The increase to $300 for landing fees approved by the Civil Aviation Directorate has led to the withdrawal of companies offering charter flights.
Epaminondas Marinakys, a businessman who operates charter flights, lamented the government's adoption of the policy, "while other countries are lowering tariffs in order to for more tourists to come in, in Honduras it is not the same case, instead they are increasing costs", he said
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Modernisation is needed in order to regain competitiveness, says the Honduran private sector.
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.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Nine companies and consortia participated in the preliminary meeting for the tender of a shipyard in Balboa, convened by the Panama Maritime Authority.
Representatives of nine companies and consortia, among them nationals and foreigners, attended the meeting for the approval of the specifications of the best value tender for the provision and operation of Braswell Shipyard in Balboa, reported Prensa.com.
Tuesday, 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."
Two public companies have been formed to manage the ports of Honduras. About two weeks ago the formation the company Puertos Marítimos de Honduras, with a minimum capital of $ 1,260,231 and the maximum of $5,246,590. In addition, last November the company Operaciones Portuarias de Honduras S. A was established with a minimum capital of $1,311 and a maximum of $ 5,246.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Completion of studies for the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal is drawing near, after which a tender for the building works will be released.
During the inauguration of the excavations for the Metro, president Ricardo Martinelli announced the upcoming tender for the construction of a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, a necessary step to enable the demolition of the Bridge of the Americas.
Monday, January 23, 2012
The airport structure will cost about $400 million and be 50,000 m2 announced Panamanian authorities.
The manager of Tocumen, SA (administrator of the international airport), Juan Carlos Pino, said that the tender for the South Terminal at Tocumen International Airport, Panama will be released in March, and the works are expected to cost $400 million.
Monday, January 23, 2012
With no changes in sight in the short-term Salvadoran ports have lost competitiveness in the region.
Operations of the $200 million mega-port La Union are limited and only make logistics costs more expensive. The Port of Acajutla is operating at full capacity, but authorities have not yet defined a clear way forward.
Friday, January 20, 2012
With an investment of $100 million the works of the Panama Airport North Terminal have been inaugurated.
A press release from the Tourism Authority of Panama reads:
The north terminal at Tocumen International Airport has been formally opened, a project which was developed with an investment of $100 million, as part of the expansion and remodeling of the main air terminal in Panama.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
With a price tag of nearly $29 million, the concession has attracted local and foreign investors.
The main disagreement expressed by local businesses is the requirement for prospective licensees to have between 20 and 40 years of experience in managing similar projects, which would leave them out of competition. "The
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