2010-08-23

Argentina's Santa Fe governor Hermes Binner and his Corrientes counterpart Horacio Colombi have approved the executive projects for construction of a highway stretch connecting the two provinces.   Requiring an investment of over US$800mn, the highway will connect Corrientes capital Goya with...

2010-08-23

Chinese support could help revive Uruguay's dream of being part of a bi-oceanic railway corridor, an official from Uruguay's foreign ministry told BNamericas.   Vice president and former finance minister, Danilo Astori, will travel to China next week to promote infrastructure investment initi...

2010-08-23

Panama's congress has approved US$2.11bn for the Panama Canal Authority's (ACP) 2011 budget, the entity reported on its website.   Of the total amount, US$839mn will be provided by the national government.   Authorities estimate that in 2011 some 14,286 ships will use the Panama Canal ...

2010-08-20

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera will meet with his Bolivian and Brazilian counterparts, Evo Morales and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva respectively, to inaugurate a bi-oceanic highway corridor in mid-November, an official from Chile's foreign ministry told BNameric...

2010-08-20

Costa Rica's national concessions council (CNC) aims to award the tender to build and operate a new US$950mn port complex in eastern Limon province in October, port authority Japdeva spokesperson Israel Oconitrillo told BNamericas.   "The tender should be awarded in 45 working days,"...

2010-08-20

Brazilian container terminal operator Santos Brasil is considering a bond issue or selling shares in an attempt to participate in a tender to construct and operate a container terminal in Amazonas state capital Manaus.   The operator is also looking at the possibility of obtaining a loan from...

2010-08-20

Argentina's national planning and investment ministry (Minplan) has launched an international tender to carry out construction and paving work on Entre Rios provincial highway Ruta 23.   The project has an official budget of 109mn pesos (US$26.6mn) and will be financed by an IDB loan, accordi...

2010-08-18

Colombian city Pereira's Megabus mass transport system will launch tenders this year for up to 27bn pesos (US$14.9mn), local paper La Republica reported.   Megabus will launch the tender for the construction of the second phase of the San Mateo bus corridor in about two weeks, said the entity...