The Panamanian government will soon call an international tender for the construction and management of two new mega-ports, The Bulletin Panama reports.
These two new facilities would complement the port areas required after the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014.
Involved in the talks are the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which are studying the two projects.
Two new mega-ports in PanamaThe ports would be on the Panamanian Pacific, with one specifically north of that of Panama Ports Co., in Balboa. The other would be in the area of Rodman.
There are plans to build the latter with materials taken from the excavation of the Panama Canal expansion, with the two mega ports joining Panama Ports Co., Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) and Colon Container Terminal (CCT), currently operating ports providing service to shipping transiting the Panama Canal, and provide more room for containers in the Pacific and Caribbean.
These two new facilities would complement the port areas required after the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014.
Involved in the talks are the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which are studying the two projects.
Two new mega-ports in PanamaThe ports would be on the Panamanian Pacific, with one specifically north of that of Panama Ports Co., in Balboa. The other would be in the area of Rodman.
There are plans to build the latter with materials taken from the excavation of the Panama Canal expansion, with the two mega ports joining Panama Ports Co., Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) and Colon Container Terminal (CCT), currently operating ports providing service to shipping transiting the Panama Canal, and provide more room for containers in the Pacific and Caribbean.