2009-12-02

The construction of a light train connecting Chilean capital Santiago's metro network to the city's Arturo Merino Benítez international airport could be built sooner than expected, the head of master plans at the public works ministry's (MOP) planning and investment studies division, John Rat...

2009-12-02

The broad range of government projects now under way in Brazil should add roughly 500mn reais (US$287mn) to annual premiums in the infrastructure-related segments, Marcelo Elias, infrastructure director at brokerage Marsh Brasil, part of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), told BNamericas. ...

2009-12-02

Panama was ranked 29 in a global maritime connectivity survey developed by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), paper Capital Financiero reported.   The country was ranked highest among Latin American and Caribbean countries, followed by Mexico (32), Brazil (34), Argentina (41...

2009-12-01

The governments of Iran and Venezuela signed a total of 12 cooperation agreements on November 25, including initiatives to improve road and water and sanitation infrastructure in the South American country, Venezuela's oil and energy ministry (Menpet) reported in a release.   One agreement in...

2009-12-01

  Chile's public works ministry (MOP) will in mid-2010 launch the registration process to shortlist firms for capital Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez airport's new concession contract, the head of master plans at the ministry's planning and investment st...

2009-12-01

High transportation costs in Latin America and the Caribbean are undermining trade and affecting economic productivity, according to a new study by IDB.   The region as a whole spends nearly twice as much as the US in freight expenses to import goods. Most Latin American countries have higher...

2009-12-01

The prefeasibility study carried out on the Agua Negra international pass shows that the project is technically and financially feasible, Chile's region IV government reported in a release.   "We now have indicators that allow us to request public resources in Chile for the construction ...

2009-12-01

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) has set a US$213mn price-tag on a concession project to improve a coastal highway in region V, an official from MOP's concessions division told BNamericas.   The Puchuncaví-Concón-Viña del Mar expressway was submitted to MOP as a privat...