Bolívar launches long-awaited tender

Ecuador’s Puerto Bolívar has finally issued a tender to build Berth 5 after nearly 17 years of planning. Total investment of $43m will be divided between the government and the Port Authority. The quay, which will be 240 m long, will be equipped with quayside gantry cranes to allow containerised traffic to be handled there. Draft will be 12.5 m.