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La industria mundial de los cruceros turísticos registra un crecimiento sostenido por largo tiempo, su expectativa para los próximos años es alentadora y se sustenta en una atractiva rentabilidad y reducción de costos mediante la utilización de naves cada vez mayores, que están haciendo accesible...

En un estudio reciente realizado por la CEPAL se analiza el desarrollo de la zona agrícola situada en el centro y norte de Argentina, por cuyos puertos sale más del 80% de las exportaciones agrícolas del país, en volumen. Las exportaciones del complejo agroindustrial equivalen al 58% del valor t...

Concessions have become an important mechanism in Latin America for attracting financing and private management to the highway sector. Highways are one of the areas of transport infrastructure in which this concept in long-term investment in road conservation and management has been widely applie...

This issue of the FAL bulletin reflects on the need to place a new discourse at the centre of the academic, social and political debate, in relation to developing infrastructure services in a sustainable way.

This edition of the FAL Bulletin analyses the activities performed by ECLAC and the Mesoamerica Project related to issues linked to infrastructure services, particularly with regards to the physical integration, facilitation and operation of multimodal services in Central America.

The economic and productive development of a region is closely tied to its transport infrastructure. Adequate transport infrastructure enables companies to increase their production levels as a result of lowered logistical costs, inventory savings and access to larger supply and labour markets. ...

The Third Western Hemisphere Transportation Ministerial meeting was held in New Orleans, Lousiana, United States, from 14 to 16 December 1998, under the theme Transportation in the 21st Century: A Vision for Integration. The meeting was attended by Ministers and heads of delegations from 33 cou...

This issue of the Bulletin compiles and analyses the principal measures adopted by a group of countries in Latin America to reduce carbon emissions in the transport sector. These measures are the first steps towards a low-carbon transport infrastructure.

The process of urbanization in Latin America presents new challenges for urban transport systems insofar as one of the priorities is to provide proper mobility for the increasing and complex interaction of communities.This edition of the Bulletin, prepared by Irma Chaparro, presents a summary of ...