2009-06-16

Brazil's Ceará state Pecém port will increase its refrigerated storage capacity 42% by month-end, state port administrator Cearáportos said in a release.

2009-06-16

The global financial crisis prevented Mexican cement manufacturer Cemex (NYSE: CX) from obtaining an ideal price on the Australian assets it sold on Monday to Swiss competitor Holcim, analyst with financial group Vector, Carlos Hermosillo, told BNamericas.

2009-06-15

The commerce, industry and economic affairs committee of Panama's legislative assembly is promoting a bill aimed at creating a free port authority on Manzanillo island, where Colón city is located, the assembly reported on its website.

2009-06-15

The Venezuelan government has ordered the revision of port operators' contracts at four of the country's ports as part of the decision, announced in March, to take control of these facilities, local and international press reported.

2009-06-15

The final design of the Ventanilla mineral terminal, at Peru's central Callao port, has changed, bringing the original US$180mn budget down to less than US$100mn, paper Gestión reported.

2009-06-15

Brazil's national development bank BNDES is negotiating a partnership with Chinese banks to finance projects of mutual interest, news service Agência Estado reported.

2009-06-12

The World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) is studying the approval of a US$85mn loan to Jamaican developer TransJamaican Highway (THJ) to support a US$356mn tollroad project on the island, IFC reported in a release.

2009-06-12

Widespread misconceptions are fueling unfair criticism of Mexico's national infrastructure fund Fonadin, national development bank Banobras director Alonso García told BNamericas.