The recently released report by the international maritime organization BIMCO called “Reflections 2012” examines critical issues facing the industry today and that will remain during the coming year. The concise but provocative report considers the challenges facing one of the most important industries in the globalized world and its major sectors. It emphasizes the need [...]
More tourists visit Colon Free Zone
A total of 143.669 tourists visited the Colon Free Zone in 2011. The countries with the largest number of visitors to the Free Zone were Colombia with 36,545 visitors, followed by Venezuela with 29,350; Ecuador, 15,778; Costa Rica, 12,634; Nicaragua, 6,484; Honduras, 4,079; Haiti, 3,786 and the United States with 3,131 tourists. Guatemala, Brazil, El [...]
Descendant of Colon visits Colon Free Zone
Cristobal Colon de Carvajal, a Spanish Duke, visited the Administration of the Colon Free Zone where he was welcomed by the Administrator, Leopoldo Benedetti. He is the fourth descendant in line of Christopher Columbus, and he was making a tour of housing projects and tourism through the Castilla de Oro Foundation. This project is to [...]
Free Zone wins innovation award
The Colon Free Zone won the Innovation in Government Award 2012 given by the National Authority for Government Innovation. A total of 11 projects were submitted to a jury, of which eight were selected from these including that of the Free Zone that has been promoting successfully “Paperless Panama”. This program allows the entity to [...]
PANAMA PORTS COMPANY S.A., CONTINUES ITS INVESTMENT IN NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE PORTS OF BALBOA AND CRISTOBAL
Early in the month of March 2012 7 Hybrid RTG gantry cranes from China, manufactured by Noel will be arriving at Panama Ports Company, SA (PPC). They have a capacity of 41 tons under the spreader and will allow the stacking of containers 6 high. In addition to this equipment, during 2012 PPC will be [...]
To avoid crime, Free Zone visitors asked to register
As a measure to maintain order and security within the Colon Free Zone, the Security Director, Rodolfo Francis, has requested that tourists wishing to enter the area should go personally to the passes window for an entry permit. The growth of the Free Zone during recent years has made this sector one of the most [...]
Israel interested in Colon Free Zone
Israel’s ambassador to Panama, Alexander Galilee, has shown interest that the Colon Free Zone becomes the economic trade center of Israel in Latin America. “We want to handle all our trade with Latin America here and not through Brazil and in Argentina,” he said. Galilee’s statements were made at the Cecilio Castillero Hospital in Chitre, [...]
UMIP offers teaching diploma
Making a contribution in the integral training of Panamanians, experts from the Panama International Maritime University (UMIP) will offer a Diploma in Higher Level Teaching for all professionals in the country, especially those who wish to enter maritime teaching. The course began on January 10, 2012, and will have a component of 96 hours: 48 [...]
COMPANIES INTERESTED IN BALBOA DRYDOCK TENDER
With the participation of more than 12 companies and consortia, national and foreign, the meeting room of the Office of the Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), was the site for the statement of requirements where all proponents asked questions and made relevant comments of the public tender for best value for the “Awarding [...]
Free Zone launches new web portal
The Administration of the Colon Free Zone has launched its Internet portal to keep the community and the country informed about its activities. This will comply with the Transparency Law No.6 (January 22, 2002), which provides for updated information on public management and processing of tenders, projects, budget execution and other activities that take place [...]
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