Manufacturing & Logistics

Belize offers a competitive and stable environment for manufacturing facilities to flourish with the availability of a skilled labour force, competitive labour costs, and strong government support through incentive programs, Belize is a top choice to consider. Additionally, Belize is positioned near major markets such as the USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean providing easy transit for exporting goods.

 

 Competitive Advantages

    • Ideal geographic location with access to major international hubs
    • Multiple trade agreements
    • Well-trained and productive labour force
    • Abundance of natural resources
    • Tailored Fiscal Investment Programs and Designated Processing Areas

 

Investment Opportunities

    • Packaging Material: Bottles, Plastic Bags, Paper Bags,
    • Furniture making
    • Textile Manufacturing
    • Value Added Agricultural Products: meats such as beef, pork, and poultry, bottled fruit juices, alcoholic beverages, malted beverages, fertilizer production, and livestock feed.
    • Manufacturing of construction materials.

 

LOGISTICS

Roads and Highways

Presently, the major highways in Belize comprise of the Philip Goldson Highway (Belize City to the Corozal border with Mexico), the George Price Highway (Belize City to the Benque Viejo Del Carmen border with Guatemala), the Hummingbird Highway (Belmopan to Dangriga in the Stann Creek District), and the Southern Highway (Stann Creek District to the Toledo District).
                                                            
Driving in Belize is conducted on the right lane of the road; speed limits are 55 m.p.h. (88 k.m.p.h.) on the highways, and 25 mph (40 k.m.p.h.) on most other roads. Buses and private vehicles are the main modes of transportation in Belize; no trains operate in the country. Seatbelts are mandatory.

 

Sea Ports

Belize has five (5) seaports, namely:

    • Port of Belize Limited – Containerized and Break-Bulk Cargo, which includes:
    • Fort Street Tourism Village – Cruise Tourism
    • Puma Energy – importation of fuel only
    • Wit-concrete – exportation of sugar
    • Port of Big Creek – Banana, Citrus, Petroleum, Bulk sugar, and Molasses

 
 Port of Belize Limited, Belize City
The main port (Port of Belize Ltd.) is in Belize City, the economic hub of the country. The Port of Belize Limited was established in 1978 and privatized in 2002 owns and manages the Belize City port facilities.
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Port Facilities:
The Port of Belize Limited facilities include a domestic port (low berth) that services the local islands with two (2) breakwater facilities, a 500 ft. (150 meters) finger pier, a draft of 6 ft. (2 meters) and 4000 sq. ft. (1.212 sq. meters) of warehouse space. The access channel to the port is 2.86 miles (4600 meters) long and 393 ft. (120 meters) wide, and the port operates on approximately 308 acres, inclusive of the existing port and future expansion.

 

Airports

Belize’s only international airport is the Phillip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) located at Ladyville Village, ten (10) miles (16km) north of Belize City. The airport has recently completed an extension of its runway totalling its length to 10,155ft. The airport is now fully capable of accommodating vessels like Boeing 747 and Airbus 340.
 
 The international airlines currently serving Belize are American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airline, Frontier and Sun Country, Jet Blue, West Jet and Air Canada from North America; Grupo Taca (Avianca) from El Salvador and Copa Airlines from Panama with carrier services being added seasonally.
 
 Belize also has two major local airlines – Tropic Air and Maya Island Air. Tropic Air airlines offer local and regional charter flights and daily scheduled flights around the country. Tropic Air flies to fifteen (15) destinations within Belize, two in Guatemala, Cancun and Merida in Mexico, and San Pedro Sula and Roatan in Honduras. Maya Island Air offers daily scheduled flights around the country.

 

Logistics Investment Opportunities

    • Energy Landing Terminal
    • New Flight Destinations to Belize
    • Expansion of the International Airport
    • Development of a New International Airport
    • Expansion of Ports in Belize
    • New Port Opportunities

 

ADDITIONAL Sectors

    • Health Care Services
    • Recycling Plants
    • Taxis or Bus Service
    • Software Engineering and Network Services
    • Air Transport
    • Orange Economy activities
    • Education Services
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