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 CONTAINER PORT CAN BE BUILD IN COROZAL
Jan 27 2012 12:00AM
Given the current conditions of the country as a shipping route, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) analyzes the construction of a container port in Corozal, near to the port of Balboa, which operates and manages Panama Ports Company. The issue mentioned by the ACP Deputy Administrator , Jose Barrios, in a logistics forum organized by Capital on Wednesday. The investment would be approximately one billion dollars, and the Government would give the administration a port operator.

LABOUR UPSET
Jan 26 2012 12:00AM
Management and labour reached a satisfactory conclusion to the industrial action that took place over the last week. Normal working continues.
PORT SECURITY SCANNERS
Jan 26 2012 12:00AM
Following the announcement of charging a fee for the use of scanners in the port terminals in the country, users are questioning the validity of doing so inasmuch as neighbouring countries have not instituted similar charges. The state has invested 24.8 million dollars in the purchase of ten scanners that are installed at major port terminals in the country, Balboa, Cristobal and Manzanillo International Terminal. The director of the ANA, said that when they made the concession of a port for administration, a contract was signed that commits them to have those ports modernized with all the latest technology to help combat organized crime. One of these elements are the scanners. Through October last year, the ports moved 5.4 million TEUs representing growth of 18% over the same period in 2010.
CANAL EXPANSION LABOUR UPSET
Jan 20 2012 12:00AM
Project workers involved in the expansion work of the Panama canal staged a strike pending increases in salary scales for those earning the minimum wage of USD 2.90 per hour to a payment of USD 4.90 an hour. Skilled workers seek an increase from USD 3.52 per hour to USD 7.90 an hour. In addition there are claims being made for unpaid vacation and overtime. This industrial action has no effect on the current operations of the canal which continues normally.