La infraestructura económica es parte esencial del desarrollo económico y social de los países, tanto al interior de los mismos como para la integración física regional. La evaluación de proyectos transnacionales de infraestructura, que involucran a dos o más países, plantea...

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (Cepal) e o Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea) mantêm atividades conjuntas desde 1971, abrangendo vários aspectos do estudo do desenvolvimento econômico e social do Brasil, da América Latina e do Caribe. A partir de 2010,...

Latin America and the Caribbean have evolved as a region of increased interest for the maritime and port industry as well as for academic research. Maritime transport activity in the region has experienced sustained growth rates over the last decades, resulting in ever-increasing demand for...

The global and regional economic growth seen in the past decades has triggered a major transformation of the maritime transport sector, the ports, and the logistics. Regarding shipping in particular, ships of a growing size are being allocated to container transport with increasing frequency....

The ports of Buenos Aires and Montevideo operate in the same market, which stretches along the River Plate Basin. The congruent core hinterland includes the metropolitan areas of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The extended hinterland embraces Paraguay, Bolivia and several interior regions of...

The particular location of port infrastructure holds characteristics that determine the activity of the port, both with respect to traffic and with respect to implementing competitive strategies; and the efficiency and efficacy of infrastructure depend on the governance systems that regulate the...