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$5mn to improve docks and piers at 13 ports across the country, the report said.
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