The reconversion of port spaces in the cities and surroundings of the ports in Panama. Statistical study of traffic and its impact, proposal for improvement
Panama is a country with a privileged geographical and climatic position, which has allowed it to develop as a center/hub of the Americas. The economy is mainly based on the service sector that includes the Panama Canal, and ports and related activities such as the Colon Free Zone, tourism and airport services, and the International Banking Center. As part of Panama's port logistics development, there is a container transfer system from the Pacific to the Atlantic by road or rail. Currently, the road infrastructure does not have perfect conditions, consequently this does not allow it to generate good logistics performance between the final destinations and the different ports that they serve. For this reason, the ports around the Atlantic and Pacific entrances of the Panama Canal have specialized in the movement of containerized cargo and have developed one of the most recognized transshipment centers in Central America. The objective of the study presented in this initial research proposal is to carry out a bibliographic review. Know the literature that has been written about the main effects on the maritime or access zone, the land or maneuvering zone, and the liaison zones with land transport, which are causing a delay in the mobilization of trucks, in the Panamanian Pacific. The methodology of this work was to carry out an exhaustive bibliographical review of the literature on the effects of waiting times, described by the media, magazines of the maritime sector, and especially how the institutions have generated improvement plans for a development to long-term needs of the sector maritime. The results obtained are the contributions of all those involved in the maritime sector, both the private sector and the state, who seek to improve the process that is currently being developed in the Pacific ports. In conclusion, a series of recommendations of the contributions of the private sector and state institutions are proposed, such as the strengthening of the legal framework, improving the management, exploitation, and promotion of infrastructure, are the goal in which the two sectors agree. Who are analyzing the problems suffered by the infrastructure of the Pacific ports.Postprint (author's final draft
