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The ACP announces that consortium GUPC has been engaged to today restart the work of widening of the channel of Panama hat
the Panamanian Authority confirmation that permangono still some issues on which an agreement is not reached
February 20, 2014
The Autoridad of the Canal de Panama City (the ACP) has announced that the Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the consortium constituted from Sacyr, Salt Impregilo, Jan De Nul and CUSA that is charged to execute the works of widening of the channel of Panama hat, has been engaged to resume this today the work for the realization of the third closed series of that they were suspended at the beginning of this month as GUPC demanded the acknowledgment of additional costs for 1,6 billion dollars ( on 6 February 2014).
However the agreement reached yesterday appears of temporary character. The Authority of the Channel of Panama hat has specified that, as soon as the work is restarted, it will pour to GUPC 36,8 million dollars correspondents to work turnovers last December to the aim to make so that the workers of the consortium receive the compensations of 15 days of which in they were attended and also in order to tackle to engagements with the suppliers. The moreover ACP has announced that the parts have agreed a period at least 72 hours in order to define some of the aspects key for the prosecuzione of the project. The Authority however has confirmed that permangono still some issues on which an agreement in the course of the telephone negotiations between the ACP and the responsibles of the companies of the consortium is not reached.
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The Autoridad of the Canal de Panama City (the ACP) has announced that the Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the consortium constituted from Sacyr, Salt Impregilo, Jan De Nul and CUSA that is charged to execute the works of widening of the channel of Panama hat, has been engaged to resume this today the work for the realization of the third closed series of that they were suspended at the beginning of this month as GUPC demanded the acknowledgment of additional costs for 1,6 billion dollars 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
