2010-06-24

Uruguay's national port authority (ANP) will work on around 57 development projects over the next five years, the entity's vice president, Juan Jose Dominguez, told BNamericas.   The initiatives include construction of maritime, fluvial and dry ports, expansion of existing ports, and upgradin...

2010-06-24

Mexican airport operator Asur (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) has agreed to purchase 49% of its operating partner Inversiones y Tecnicas Aeroportuarias (ITA), Asur said in a report to Mexico City's bourse BMV.   The shares are currently owned by Copenhagen Airports (CHP), which has agreed to sell them...

2010-06-24

Costa Rica's national college of engineering and architecture (CFIA) considers it essential that the government transfer responsibility to municipalities so they can improve local infrastructure development, CFIA's executive director, Olman Vargas, told BNamericas.   Costa Rica's highly centr...

2010-06-22

Peru's government is preparing a tender to build line 2 of capital Lima's electric train system, the presidential website reported.   At an inspection of work on the extension of line 1, President Alan Garcia said the new line, which will run from Ate district to Callao city, should be built ...

2010-06-22

El Salvador's national ports operator Cepa officially opened La Union port on June 21, a Cepa official told BNamericas, confirming local press reports.   The port was scheduled to be officially opened on May 31, but the date was pushed back due to the heavy rains and floods brought on by trop...

2010-06-22

Uruguay's national ports authority ANP has decided to focus its efforts on construction of a deepwater port in Rocha department over other projects, ANP's vice president, Juan Jose Dominguez, told BNamericas.   A deepwater port is becoming essential as Uruguay's trade activity increases, Domi...

2010-06-22

The Mercosur structural convergence fund (Focem) has approved funding for a US$97mn project to pave Paraguay's Concepcion-Vallemi highway.   Focem is providing US$75.4mn for the initiative, and representatives will officially announce its approval of the funding at the Mercosur summit to be h...

2010-06-17

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) will inject 58bn pesos (US$109mn) this year into repairing damage caused to region VIII's road network by the February 27 earthquake, an official from MOP's roads division told BNamericas.   The ministry had previously announced a US$15mn investment in the ...