The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) held a ceremony, on 18 October, for the construction of the new Amador Cruise Port, generating a new destination for cruises on the Pacific side of the country.
Namely, a new cruise terminal at the Pacific Side of Panama will be built over the next 18 months. The design and construction of the Amador cruise terminal, at Perico Island, was awarded by the AMP to the consortium Cruceros del Pacifico, integrated by Jan De Nul Panama SA and China Harbour Engineering Company.
This new terminal will have two docks in which two cruise ships with a capacity of up to five thousand passengers each (Oasis class) can berth simultaneously.
Juan Carlos Varela, President of the Republic of Panama, stated: “This infrastructure project is key to boost Panama’s economic development. It will generate a thousand direct jobs and 1,800 indirect jobs during its construction phase, as well as permanent employees for the operation of the terminal. All this will have a positive impact on the Panamanian economy and on the homes of each of those workers who will be part of this great work.”
As a member of the consortium Cruceros del Pacifico, Jan De Nul Panama SA has undertook the management of the dredging and land reclamation works, internal procedures for the construction and operation of the terminal.
These works include dredging the berth pocket, turning basin and access channel with a Backhoe Dredger and Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. A Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger will also be deployed to dredge and transport sand from a borrow area and reclaim an area of 8.3 hectares for the construction of all land based facilities.
