2010-10-13

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) has launched a consultancy tender for a low-altitude railway tunnel connecting Chile and Argentina.   The winning firm will be responsible for making sure technical, environmental impact and other studies for the project are technically sound.   Inte...

2010-10-13

Latin American ports and terminals association Latinports aims to meet with regional governments over the coming months to promote the importance of long-term infrastructure development, Latinports executive director Julian Palacio told BNamericas.   The association aims to work with governme...

2010-10-13

The Uruguayan government is looking into possible public-private partnerships (PPPs) worth an estimated US$315mn for rail projects, the project evaluation manager of the country's national development corporation (CND), Marcelo Perez, told BNamericas.   The PPP model is expected to be impleme...

2010-10-11

Argentine airport concessionaire Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000) is studying a project to install a solar-powered lighting system at its Ezeiza international airport, serving capital city Buenos Aires, the firm's infrastructure director Marcelo Minoliti told BNamericas.   The project invo...

2010-10-11

The Paraguayan government aims to launch three major concession projects for tender by 2012, the public works ministry's (MOPC) special projects division coordinator, Gonzalo Garay, told BNamericas.   The first project involves the concession of capital Asuncion's Silvio Pettirossi internatio...

2010-10-11

Latin American governments should be cautious about treating public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a catch-all solution for infrastructure projects, despite their recent success in several countries in the region, according to consultancy firm KPMG's infrastructure director for Chile, Santiago Barba...

2010-10-11

Latin American airport operator A-Port is developing a model to calculate the carbon footprint of airport facilities, company CEO Roberto Deutsch told BNamericas.   The firm is working with Switzerland's Zurich airport to develop the model in an effort to cut down on emissions in the aviation...

2010-10-08

El gobierno de Lima comenzará pronto los estudios de prefactibilidad para construir la primera línea de metro de la capital peruana, señaló el alcalde de la ciudad, Luis Castañeda.   Las firmas francesas Systra e Ingerop llevarán a cabo los estudios, ...