2009-09-17

Brazilian group EBX plans to build a US$1bn shipyard to meet increasing demand for oil rigs, drilling ships, and FPSOs stemming from new E&P in the country's prolific pre-salt areas, the company said in a statement.   EBX will build the shipyard in Biguaçu, in the southern state of...

2009-09-17

Metroplús, the firm in charge of the bus-based mass transit system in Colombia's Medellín city, has awarded a tender to build seven bus shelters to temporary consortium HB-IVEGAS, the company reported in a release.   The initial contract is valued at over 7.24bn pesos (US$3.70mn...

2009-09-17

Brazil has the worst logistics infrastructure of all the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China), according to a study carried out by the local logistics and supply chain institute (ILOS).   The results of the study were revealed by ILOS president Paulo Fleury at an international logis...

2009-09-15

David Ortiz Luzuriaga has officially taken over as Ecuador's transport and public works (MTOP) minister, the government reported in a release.

2009-09-15

The insurance policy for the Panama Canal expansion project will include civil liability coverage of up to US$100mn, paper La Estrella reported.

2009-09-15

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has received bids for its Atlantic entrance dredging project, contemplated under the US$5.25bn plan to expand the waterway, ACP said in a release.

2009-09-15

The government of the Bahamas has signed an agreement with China to finance a US$58.6mn highway project, the government website reported.

2009-09-15

Chilean cement firm Cementos San Juan, controlled by Spanish group Cementos La Unión, has started production at its new plant in region V, local press reported.