PANAMA’S dream of having a cruise port that will provide a significant boost to tourism revenue is moving closer with 25 countries interested in developing the project.

January 16 is the deadline for submitting proposals in the tender to build the port terminal in Amador, but some of the companies interested are asking for more time.

Attending the meeting to approve the specifications for the port were 43 representatives  including  Calypso, Foster + Partners, among others. the company that designed the new terminal at Tocumen International Airport.

"...Preliminary calculations by the AMP establish the amount of investment needed to build the cruise terminal,at $70 million.

It  will have a dock that will allow two cruise ships to be docked simultaneously,

A previous plan to develop  the project in the area of Balboa Yacht Club, in Amador, was dismissed because the area did not have the necessary draft to receive cruise ships.

Now, studies by Panama’s Maritime Athoriry  have indicated Perico island as a viable area, after finding that its draft exceed seven meters deep.