The Panama Canal Authority expects to start in February the construction of a specialized Roll On-Roll Off cargo terminal in the Pacific, next to the planned container port in Corozal.

The purpose of a specialized rolling cargo terminal is to turn the area where it will be built into a center for redistribution of vehicles, machinery and heavy equipment to serve the local market and other Latin American countries.

The administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, Jorge Luis Quijano, told Capital.com.pa that “… The ro-ro terminal to carry vehicles would take a year to build and is expected to start in February 2016. Quijano said the ro-ro terminal will be located next to the port of Corozal and have between 40 and 50 hectares, where cars and heavy equipment for subsequent redistribution to Latin America and the local market will be stationed. ”

See also ” A rolling cargo port for Panama . ”

The manager added that “… in the ro-ro port it will be possible to make modifications to the heavy equipment, adding value, and then re-export them in a different format from which they were recieved, which means technical manpower will be needed. Quijano said that modifications to the heavy equipment will also provide the opportunity for the ACP logistics park to re-build parts or pieces of heavy equipment.”