Call for Bids for the Final Contract of the Panama Canal

Thursday, July 2, 2009

A call for bids will begin at the end of July for the fourth and last contract for the dry excavation of the Expansion Program of the Panama Canal.
The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) has scheduled the...

Canal Expansion Going According to Plan

Monday, June 22, 2009

Despite the economic crisis, the Panama Canal Expansion Program is being executed according to the planned time lines and budgets.
In March, contracts for services, consultants, and...

Offers for Set of Locks will be Known July 8th

Friday, July 3, 2009

The Canal Authority will open the envelopes containing the economic proposals from the three qualified consortiums on July 8th.
All at the same time, the technical evaluations from the...

Nicaragua Approves Free Trade Agreement with Panama

Thursday, July 2, 2009

After years of negotiations the Nicaraguan Assembly approved the Free Trade Agreement with Panama yesterday.
The negotiations were stuck due to the lack of consensus...

ACP Invests $320 million in Modernization Projects

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Investments in lock lighting and the purchase of five tugs boats, among others, have been made to improve the service.
The improvements, according to the Panama Canal...

America's crisis being felt on the Panama Canal

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The Panama Canal Authority reports that number of ships carrying merchandise through the Panama Canal has remained static and is unlikely to improve next year, due to the economic slowdown in the United States.
However, it adds, representatives of the Central...

Panama Canal Expansion to be Awarded in July

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Experts are reviewing technical aspects of the largest contract worth $5.25 billion, and contract adjudication is expected by July.
The president of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP),...

2009, the year for bids at the Panama Canal

Friday, January 16, 2009

From January to March of this year 12 bids will be held, while the new locks are scheduled to put to tender during the second quarter.
Laestrella.com.pa reports: "According the ACP, four...

Panama looking to become global logistics center

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The widening of the Canal will keep the country in the center of global trade and will provide the opportunity for it to become a global logistics center.
Estimates from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) project...

Special Offers on Panama Luxury Vacations - Panama Travel News

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

To celebrate the opening of their newly opened service center in Panama City, a local agency is offering incentives for travel to Panama. For selected vacations* purchased before April 12th, travelers will receive one free tour during their stay.
For your FREE tour, choose from any of the following: *...