Panamanian Port
Authority
Launches Program To
Privatize Ports
Panama's port authority
(AMP) has launched a
program to privatize
three inland ports whose
development has been
hindered due to a number
of factors, Chilean
paper Marítimo Portuario
reported on its website.
AMP has tried to offer
these ports in
concession on previous
occasions. However, it
has only been able to
launch the tender call
for Aguadulce port, in
Coclé province.
The concession for the
port in Almirante, Bocas
del Toro province, has
been stalled because of
unresolved land
ownership issues.
Meanwhile, the
concession of Armuelles
port, in Chiriquí
province, is facing
problems due to
insufficient space to
carry out improvements,
the report said.
Lastly, the
privatization of Mesabé
port, in Los Santos
province, is being
evaluated because local
residents want the
contract to be awarded
directly and not through
a tender call, the
report said.
While these issues are
being resolved, the
Panamanian government
has allocated US$5
millon to improve docks
and piers at 13 ports
across the country, the
report said.
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