2009-12-29

Brazilian railway operator América Latina Logística (ALL) (Bovespa: ALLL11) has signed a transport contract with Rumo Logística, the logistics subsidiary of Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Cosan (NYSE: CZZ).   Under the agreement, ALL will transport bulk sugar and ot...

2009-12-29

Uruguayan consortium Puerta del Sur, controlled by Argentine investment group Corporación América (CASA), has concluded works on capital Montevideo's new international airport, a company official told BNamericas.   Last week, engineers inspected the terminal and carried out test...

2009-12-29

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) will award the concession for the Autopistas de Antofagasta highway project by end-January, an official from the ministry's concessions division told BNamericas.   Interested firms must submit offers on December 31, the official said.   A team of spe...

2009-12-28

Brazilian authorities are likely to launch tenders for the third phase of their federal highways concession plan in 1H10, according to Bernardo Figueiredo, director of national ground transport agency ANTT.   "I think it's better to do it during the first half of the year because it will...

2009-12-28

Spanish firm CAF has been awarded a contract to supply rolling stock to Mexico City's metro line 12, the federal district (DF) government reported on its website.   The company will now be responsible for supplying and maintaining 30 trains for the metro line for a 15-year period through a pu...

2009-12-28

Chilean firms Besalco Concesiones and Concesiones Viarias Chile submitted offers in a tender to concession the country's Camino de la Fruta highway, a public works ministry (MOP) official told BNamericas.   The highway, also known as Ruta 66, will require a US$360mn investment, of which 50% w...

2009-12-28

Ecuador's ambassador to Spain, Galo Chiriboga, will promote investment opportunities in Manta port among Spanish companies, local paper La Hora reported.   The ambassador met with Manta port authority APM on December 21 to learn about the facility's projects that could be of interest to Spani...

2009-12-23

Mexican cement manufacturer Holcim Apasco has raised 950mn pesos (US$73mn) from a securitization of accounts receivables, the company reported in a release.   The four-year bonds were placed at a spread of 1.7 percentage points over the 28-day TIIE interbank rate, and were assigned an AAA rat...