More seaports for Costa Rica directly translate in more ships arriving to the country, more cargo delivered and also more jobs for the ticos; but things for this new project are a little different from the ones I described in: Costa Rica’s docks prepare for a transition; because this new project will be located in Puntarenas.

Before we move on, let me tell you a little more about Puntarenas.

Puntarenas is quite big (Perhaps long is actually more accurate) as its territory encompasses a substantial part of Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast area, and even though the area is famous for offering a lot of ecological alternatives for the tourists; the new dock initiative will certainly help to develop new business related options.

The construction will take place in Puerto Caldera, and it is scheduled to begin in late August of this year; even though the construction should have started on February, but thanks to a protest from a local group (National Public Employee Association) the works were put on hold until Karla Gonzales, Costa Rica’s Minister of Public Works and Transportation confirmed yesterday that after reviewing the information presented in the different reports, the project had been given “green light” to start with the initial stage of the building development.

Now as usual, let’s see some numbers!

According to the Project developers, the dock will have 8 storage tower silos ready for a maximum capacity of 20.000 metric tons. And the total construction cycle for the docks will be of 36 months (That means 2011), with a total investment (So far) of $40 millions.

Once the project works are a little more advanced is quite logical that more companies will approach the government to offer their services. Will it be the Germans (Again) or the Chinese? Here is another opportunity for an international company with knowledge in dock Managing/development to make a smart investment on Costa Rica.