2010-07-21

Peru's national port authority (APN) will send the terms of reference for a US$40mn access road project for Callao port to private investment promotion agency ProInversion by early August, according to APN president Frank Boyle.   National ports operator Enapu first presented the initiative t...

2010-07-21

Costa Rica's public works and transport ministry (MOPT) is expected to begin construction of the Bajos del Chilamate-Vuelta Kooper highway in August 2011.   A plan to expropriate the 81 plots of land required to build the highway is presently under development, according to deputy infrastruct...

2010-07-21

Colombia's transport ministry (Mintransporte), through national roads institute Invias, has invested 117bn pesos (US$62.5mn) in fluvial transport improvements over the last eight years.   One of the main projects involved the rehabilitation of full navigability between Magdalena river's Berri...

2010-07-19

The presidents of Brazil and Uruguay are expected to sign a bilateral agreement to promote fluvial transport in Q3, a spokesperson from Brazil's waterways regulator Antaq told BNamericas.   "We don't have a specific date set but this will probably take place in August," the spokespe...

2010-07-19

Panama's public works ministry (MOP) received two bids for a tender to design and build a bridge over the Indio river, in the Costa Abajo region of Colon province, the ministry reported on its website.   Colombian firm Conalvias had the lower of the two bids with its proposal of US$5.9mn, whi...

2010-07-19

Cargo handling at public ports in Brazil's Parana state increased 10% year-over-year during H1, according to a release by the Paranagua and Antonina port authority Appa.   The ports handled a total 17.8Mt of goods via exports, imports and coastal shipping. All types of cargo, including dry bu...

2010-07-19

Uruguayan capital Montevideo is looking to decongest its road network and increase income by introducing charges for parking in a number of areas, an official from the municipal government (IMM) told BNamericas.   IMM has ruled out the possibility of charging tolls for driving in the city, ar...

2010-07-15

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will sign a decree on July 19 to increase the spending limit on projects to be carried out for the 12 cities that will host the 2014 World Cup.   The decree allows the cities to surpass the spending limits set out under the country's fiscal respons...