April 20th, 2012:

National newsbriefs

Apr 20th, 2012
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Week in Review CONTAINERS MOVING

In January he Panamanian port system moved 619,187 20-foot container equivalents (TEUs), 122,764 more than during the first month of 2011. The improvement is 24.7%. According to the Comptroller’s Office, the total cargo transported amounted to 6.25 million metric tons, a 32.8% increase.

FISH SALE IN BOSTON

Panamanian companies participated at the International Boston Seafood Show 2012, and materialized business for about $2.5 million. Camaronera de Coclé, Farallon Aquaculture, Salva [...]

Colombian ports want to be competitive

Apr 20th, 2012
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To be more competitive employers recommend having high quality multimodal transportation.

Colombia has entered a process of globalization after the closing of free trade agreements with countries such as the United States.

Large Colombian industries and exporters are preparing to face the challenges that this entails.

Barranquilla is no stranger to that commitment and, although in the last forum on the navigability of the Rio Magdalena the authorities were slow to recognize that it can perform some outstanding connectivity tasks, the port is looking to become [...]