This group is led by the director Sangho Ju, of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF); and Dongwon Wang, head of operations of the firm Daeyoung Engineering; entities with which we will work to make El Salvador a specialized center in the maintenance of international vessels. Likewise, we will count on their experience for the improvement of our port network.

At the meeting, the actions and the roadmap to be followed for the preparation of the study were discussed and coordinated, in view of the results that are sought to be obtained with this initiative.

"This project offers a series of opportunities to the entire maritime industry, not only in El Salvador, but also in the region and the Americas, including large companies that see our potential to be the main maintenance center for their vessels”, said Commissioner Flores.

This opens the doors to important opportunities for social development and local development, job creation and economic growth, the creation of a new industry, among other benefits that will contribute to improve the quality of the population and the positioning of the country in this area, he said.

Regarding South Korea's support to this initiative, Vice Chancellor Mira assured that it is the result of the rapprochement and good relations with this asian partner, as well as the efforts and active diplomacy strategy maintained by our embassy in that destination.

"Thanks to this, this feasibility study has been completed, which will determine our opportunities for the implementation of the shipyard", said the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, who thanked the MOF for the support and the economic and technical cooperation provided to the project.

She also indicated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Network of Diplomatic and Consular Representations, and the Economic Councils of El Salvador around the world will work on the identification and attraction of companies that require these services once operations begin.

The president of CEPA, highlighted the coordinated work between different government institutions with a view to the success of this initiative. He also emphasized that South Korea has extensive global experience in the field of ports and shipyards.

Translated by: A.M