Cepa: Acajutla-La Unión bill likely to be postponed until Q2

The definitive congressional approval of the bill to privatize El Salvador's La Unión-Acajutla port complex is likely to be postponed until the second quarter, port authority Cepa spokesperson Maurici...

• Regional

   Cemcorp Cement looking for new markets in Latin America, Caribbean

  Canada-based Portland cement manufacturer Cemcorp Cement is looking for new markets in Latin America...   more

• Ecuador

   Correa threatens to revoke Hutchison's Manta port concession

  Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has threatened to revoke the Manta port concession if port operato...   more

• Bolivia

   Government rejects Queiroz Galvão's proposal to finish Potosí-Tarija highway paving

  Bolivia's public works ministry has rejected Brazilian firm Queiroz Galvão's proposal to finish the ...   more

• Brazil

   Infraero anticipates 400mn-real profit for 2008, 53% increase over 2007

  Brazil's national airport authority Infraero expects 2008 net profits before investments to be about...   more

• Peru

   MTC: Construction of Callao port conveyor belt to start this year

  Peru's transport and communications ministry (MTC) said it will accelerate the process to build a mi...   more

• Brazil

   ANTT sets production goals for Vale railroads

  Brazil's national ground transportation agency (ANTT) has established production goals and objective...   more

• Chile

   Cinver: Foreign investment projects for 2009 total US$10.5bn

  Chile's foreign investment committee Cinver authorized foreign investment projects totaling US$10.5b...   more

• Jamaica

   Cemcorp to go ahead with US$200mn cement project

  Canadian cement manufacturer Cemcorp Cement has decided to go ahead with a US$200mn project in Jamai...   more

• Chile

   MOP expects Vespucio Oriente traffic-flow study tender bids on January 21

  Chile's public works ministry (MOP) expects technical bids for a tender to carry out a traffic-flow ...   more

• Brazil

   São Paulo mayor to start 2009 facing US$2bn in unfinished projects

  São Paulo mayor Gilberto Kassab will start 2009 with his hands full as more than 5bn reais (US$2.14b...   more