martes, 8 de abril de 2008

Contry Profile

LOCATION

Nicaragua is located in the heart of Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, Costa Rica to the south, the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea) to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The Pacific coast is 352 Kilometres in length and the Atlantic coast541 km. Nicaragua has two larges lakes, which cover an area of 10,333 km² in the Pacific zone of the country.
Nicaragua covers an area of 130,682 Km² (49,759 miles), making it the largest country in Central America.

Nicaragua has a diverse climate, due to the mountain range which runs diagonally through Central America from northwest to southeast. The climate is tropical and dry along the Pacific coast, in the mountain area, and humid in the Caribbean area. The average annual temperature and rainfall is 27ºC and 1,300 mm., respectively.

Two seasons exists: the rainy season (winter), from May to November, and the dry season (summer), from December to May.

POPULATION STATISTICS (2003)
Population:
5.16 millions Urban
2.97 millions Rural
2.19 millions Economically active population
1.5 millions Average growth rate 3.4%

Population density per Km. 35.9%
Ethnic composition: Mestizos 69.0%

Caucasians 17.0%
Blacks 9.0%
Indigenous 5.0%

POPULATION
Approximately 5.16 million (July 2003 est.) .

Services

Air Freight:

When time determinates the factor, Our Commitments with our customer is to offer the same rate that Air Line offer to us as cargo agent, because our goal is to move the more volume of air cargo that will give us the opportunity to get the benefit given by Air Lines companies to its agent cargo and not to get the benefit from our customer.

Ocean Freight:

Our Services are join with the best alliance of steam shipping lines in the market because we want to offer the best rate and the best choices of route throughout the world

• Maersk Lines
• APL
• NYK
• Crowley Liner
• Seaboard Marine
• ZIM Container Line
• Costa Container Line (AIMI)
• CMA-CGM

In Land Freight:

The More economical alternative is the inland freight within the Central American region are the LLTL y FTL (Less Truck Load y Full Truck Load) No matter the measurement of the goods you have, Sealand Air Logistics, S.A. will place where you want, from Panama to Mexico through the economical route like is the over land transportation and in the shorter time

Custom House Brokerage:

Our custom division allows our customer do not spend time looking for alternative that help him to solve his custom problems. Our experts will help him to nationalize his import and exportation

We put in our customer’s hands of supply chain solution since the origin of the goods until his warehouse in the place of delivery, we manages with professionalism every international commerce terms (INCOTERMS) and also we give them assessor about the best way to buy his product or goods, that will mean a save of money, time and warranty him that his goods arrive always in time

Insurance Cargo:

As well we warranty our customer a 100% security to transport his cargo with us, since we offer a full cover policy of insurance No matter the place of loading of the goods. We always warranty our customer obtain a insurance policy to prevent any inconvenient during the transportation process until the end destination
We are representatives of Assekuransa, it is a prestigious German company of insurance cargo.

NVOCC:

We are registered in the Ministery of Transportation of Nicaragua like Carrier operator, consolidator, desconsolidator and authorized to issue our own house Bill of landing
We take care of the integrity of our customer´s goods, which need to be handled with special care in order to avoid damages and future claim of our customer

Moving & Storages:

We offer international and domestics moving services, do not mattering time neither the places of moving, wherever you want, you will be safe doing it with us. We count with the right truck for your domestic moving completely closed and safe and the most important is to have the most professional personal that know the responsibility of moving and handle your household goods carefully.

Freight Forwarder:

We are licensed International Logistics Company based in Managua. As a Licensed of NVOCC, with partner offices throughout the Caribbean and Latin America we offer complete warehousing, distribution, consolidation, air freight and ocean transportation services. We handle consolidated cargo in LCL and FCL, as well as air cargo to many others destinations wide the world. We have experiencing in handle overweight and oversize cargoes. Sealand Air Logistics is the answer that you are expecting to receive in all the matter related with the Supply Chain Solution, please take the time to give us the opportunity to serve you better.

We feel satisfy to comply with our clients´ commitments, we feel proud to know that every day our customer feel satisfy for the kind of services they are getting from our side, those are the reasons that make us improve and to be every day the best option, the best choices in the market. Being efficient, confidents, capable, and over all professionals in the logistics support. Our main focus is to become the lieder company in the market of Nicaragua

Our Mission

Because we know our customer necessities, we try to get the best answer to his necessities, his problems are our problems, his successes are our success, his bankrupt are our bankrupt. Due to that every day Sealand Air Logistics, S.A. / SALSA prepare ourselves to be more efficient in order to provide our customer the best of the services in the Nicaraguan’s market



Our Policy in Sealand Air Logistics, S.A. is:

• Honesty, Confidentiality, Services, successful, Security and Agility; that is our mission, that is our goal, to facility them the logistical support to put his cargo in the right way, in the exact point in the correct date

Sealand Air Logistics, S.A.

• Sealand Air Logistics, S.A. Began with a clear mission: put the customer first, deliver quality, and be the best at what you do. Today.
• SALSA Provides customers around the world with container transportation services through a network combining high quality intermodal operations with state of the art information technology.
• Complex transportation problems can be solved in the hands of the right people, with the right tools and the right experience.
• Over land, on the water, in the air or in any combination SALSA has been helping customers solve transportation problems. Operating in any challenging area as well as other areas around the globe, SALSA has built a reputation of superior service to diverse industries including over load and over weight cargoes

• The SALSA family of companies delivers a completely integrated freight transportation package. Our people have the knowledge to quickly respond and solve your multi-modal transportation problems. From origin to destination, over any terrain, managing freight movement, as well as the flow of information, SALSA provides innovative solutions to meet your unique needs, keeping you in control while providing you with services no other company can match

Nicaragua, Paraíso perdido en las Américas

Por Eduardo Ruiz.

Nicaragua, estado centroamericano ubicado geográficamente en el centro de las América ha sido por decadas uno de los mejores atractivos turisticos que muy poca gente conoce.

Dentro del lago de Nicaragua ó Cocibolca se encuentra una isla, que es la más grande isla situada dentro de un lago de agua dulce en el mundo. Ometepe, nombre por el cual se le conoce es la Isla bendita por Dios en la que nuestro creador formo en ella dos volcanes activos el más alto tiene 1.600 metros: el Madera y el Concepción.

El nombre de Ometepe es de origen Azteco y significa Ome=Dos e Tepelth=colins debido a las montañas formadas por los dos volcanes que determinan la característica forma similar al número 8. Su superficie es alredodor de 270 kilometros cuadrados y en la isla viven más o menos 35.000 personas, la mayoria se dedican a la agricultura, en particular en el cultivo del platano.

Para llegar a la isla de Ometepe se puede tomar el barco en Granada y después de 4 horas se llega a Altagracia municipio de la isla ó por del Departamento de Rivas, exactamente en el municipio de San Jorge, allí se puede tomar el barco para llegar a la Isla en un transito de una hora de navegación atracando en el municipio de Moyogalpa.

Hay embarcaciones pequeñas de madera que llevan solamente personas y ferry boat que puede llevar tambien carros y camiones.

En la Isla de Ometepe hay muchas cosas que merecen ser vistas y hay muchas maneras de poder apreciarlas; se pueden hacer recorridos en autobus, en automóbiles, a caballo, en bicicleta y a pie. En particular se pueden hacer caminatas y excursiones en las laderas de los dos volcanes llegando a lagunas que se formaron dentro de los crateres apagados.

Existen grandes variedades de especies animales y vegetales, entre las cuales algunas son Originales del lugar. Encontraremos allí también lugares de intereses arqueológicos que datan de más de 2000 años de antiguedad.

Otro de los puntos de interes turísticos son las isletas de Granada, misma que estan siendo sometidas a ser reconocidas como una de las maravillas naturales del mundo

Vamos, visita Nicaragua y presta atención particular a Ometepe y de paso dete una asadita por las isletas de Granada