2010-04-08

Brazil's Santa Catarina state Navegantes port set a monthly handling record of 54,000 TEUs in March, the port's supervisor Osmari Castilho told BNamericas.   The figure was achieved in spite of two major setbacks in 2009: the rehabilitation of the port following torrential rains in late 2008 ...

2010-04-08

Mexico's President Felipe Calderón has submitted a proposal to reform competition laws in order to clamp down on monopolies, with tougher sanctions of up to 10% of annual revenue and possible jail terms, according to a government statement.   Calderón reportedly announced to con...

2010-04-08

Government representatives from Peru and Ecuador will meet in Ecuadorian capital Quito from April 15-16 to discuss improvements to land transportation between the two countries.   The meeting will address matters such as the dimension and weight of vehicles used for international cargo transp...

2010-04-06

The municipal government of Peruvian capital Lima will carry out road improvements worth some 40mn soles (US$14.1mn) this year, the government reported on its website.   The first project involves reconstruction work on Canta Callao avenue, which runs between the Los Olivos and San Mart&iacut...

2010-04-06

Guatemala City's new mass transport system Transurbano is scheduled to start operating by end-April, the country's deputy communication, infrastructure and housing minister Estuardo Villatoro told BNamericas.   Transurbano was originally set to start operations in March but a legal battle ove...

2010-04-06

Argentine authorities are set to inaugurate in May a stretch of the 400km highway connecting Rosario city in Santa Fe province to Córdoba city in the province of the same name, Rosario paper Notiexpress reported.   The 33km stretch will run from Bell Ville to Leones, both located in so...

2010-04-06

Chile's state-owned rail company EFE is preparing to sign an international loan for up to US$109mn for this year's investment plan, local paper Diario Financiero reported.   The resources are to cover the 2010 component of the 2008-10 investment plan, which totals US$292mn.   The compt...

2010-04-02

Chinese President Hu Jintao will promote transport technology during a visit to Latin America this month, a Chilean transport ministry (MTT) official told BNamericas.   Jintao will visit Brazil from April 14-17; Venezuela from April 17-18; and Chile on April 18.   The Chinese head of s...