USTDA Supports Vessel Traffic Improvements at El Salvador's Port La Union
March 30, 2012
(USTDA)
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, the U.S. Trade and
Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant to
El Salvador's Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria
Autónoma (CEPA), to support a technical
assistance program for the development of
vessel traffic improvements at the Port of La
Unión. CEPA, the Salvadoran government entity
responsible for developing and managing the
nation's transportation infrastructure, intends
to expand operations at the port under a
public-private partnership.
The $216,582 technical assistance grant will
help CEPA facilitate the safe passage of
shipping vessels through the port's approach
channel by assessing vessel traffic management
and navigation, dredging and maintenance, and
tug boat and pilot boat service. CEPA intends
to undertake improvement programs in these
areas to ensure safe access to the port and to
promote a successful public-private
partnership.
The grant awarded today supports the
Administration's Partnership for Growth
Initiative in El Salvador, which is an
innovative approach to bilateral cooperation
that joins the United States and El Salvador as
partners in advancing El Salvador's economic
growth.
The opportunity to conduct the USTDA-funded
technical assistance will be competed on the
Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website.
Links to the FBO announcement will be posted on
USTDA's website at www.ustda.gov. Interested
U.S. firms should submit proposals according to
the instructions in the FBO announcement. CEPA
will select the U.S. contractor that will carry
out the technical assistance.
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