2009-07-28

Peru's state agency for promoting private investment ProInversión has announced another delay to the Paita port concession contract which was scheduled to be signed on Friday, paper Gestión reported.

2009-07-28

Following the closure of the US military airbase located next to the Eloy Alfaro international airport in Manta, Ecuador's government plans to look for a strategic partner to operate the airport, local press reported.

2009-07-28

The project to expand Lima's electric train system will start in October, according to transport and communications (MTC) minister Enrique Cornejo, paper Expreso reported.

2009-07-28

International cargo handling at Viracopos airport in São Paulo state's Campinas city registered an increase of 11.8% in imports and 7.3% in exports in June compared to the previous month, according to a release by national airport authority Infraero.

2009-07-28

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) has launched an international tender to concession maintenance on region II's road network, the ministry reported.

2009-07-28

Mexico's transport and communications ministry (SCT) has signed an agreement with the federal district (DF) government to spend 3bn pesos (US$227mn) on the project to build line 12 of Mexico City's metro system, SCT said in a release.

2009-07-24

The public works committee of Panama's legislative assembly will become a supervising entity that will monitor the country's Metro mass transport system, the remediation of Panama bay and the Corredor Norte tollroad system, the assembly reported on its website.

2009-07-24

Chile's strong concessions framework and the country's good financial performance are encouraging local highway operators to look for international infrastructure opportunities, the president of Chilean concessionaires association Copsa, Herman Chadwick, told BNamericas.