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The government has reopened the tender for the operation of the Balboa Drydock, the largest on the Pacific coast of Central and South America. The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), declared void the first call because none of the first four bidders met the requirements of the tender. The AMP has now announced that on Thursday, [...]
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has granted permits to a private development group for the construction and operation of a new container terminal to be built at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal. Jones Lang LaSalle is acting as development advisor to the project consortium. The information is contained in a press release sent [...]
Margarita Cisneros Some 3.5 million metric tons of bunker are handled annually in the Panamanian market and the trend is toward growth, according to the director of Ports of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), Roger Barsallo. He was speaking during the Bunkering Forum organized by the Panama Chamber of Shipping. The growth of terminals [...]
The Panama Chamber of Shipping has organized two forums for April 25 and 26 which are of great impact for the future development of the maritime industry. The first takes place on Wednesday, April 25 at the Hotel Riu Panama City. This is the Logistics Forum “What We Can Do in Panama to Attract Over [...]
A few days after one month had passed since the opening of envelopes for best value on the 20-year concession for the Balboa drydock, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) declared void the contract for faults not remedied, according to the entity, in proposals submitted by each of the consortia applicants. It was an act full [...]
Ehrior Sanabria The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has rejected three of the consortia that aspired to operate the Balboa Dtydock. This decision has surprised everyone, not just business groups, but also the public. The Balboa Drydock is the only one on Panama’s Pacific coast and was managed by the company Brasewll Shipyards S.A. However, [...]
Ehrior Sanabria From women’s suffrage in 1838 on Pitcairn Island (a British colony) freedom of women and their role in the economy has grown. Their role today is unquestionable and although there are still differences, in recent years the incursion of women into positions of responsibility has increased. In the maritime industry it is the [...]
Obituary: Neil McColl With great sadness The Bulletin reports the sudden and surprise death of Neil McColl on Saturday, March 10 after a prolonged illness. Neil was a valued contributor of ideas to The Bulletin and one of the leading personalities for many years in the maritime sector of Panama. From a career at sea [...]
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has opened an office in Timor-Leste. The new venture will enable ISS to provide a wide range of services and work alongside the Timorese Government and NGOs to make vital logistical improvements within the emerging state. Services offered via the new office, which is located [...]
Inspectors of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) in the province of Chiriqui, carried out a safety check of passenger vessels, as well as those devoted to artisanal fishing, to assure the required safety measures for vessels with outboard motors. On a tour of the Gulf of Chiriqui, on the Isla Las Paridas, the AMP inspectors [...]
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