Terremoto en Chile: una primera mirada al 10 de marzo de 2010

Incluye Bibliografía

Evaluation of the circumstances under which it would be feasible to establish container repair and maintenance enterprises

Includes bibliography

Exposiciones sobre la evaluación de las circunstancias en que sería factible establecer empresas de reparación y mantenimiento de contenedores = Presentations concerning the evaluation of the circumstances under which it would be feasible to establish container repair and maintenance enterprises

Incluye Bibliografía

El desastre del Costa Concordia y la industria de los cruceros: Un análisis de los riesgos y las dificultades en América Latina y el Caribe

En el presente boletín FAL se analiza la importancia de la industria de los cruceros para la región y en especial para los países del Caribe. Tras ofrecerse un panorama general del turismo, se plantea la importancia de la industria de los cruceros para la región y se presenta un enfoque vinculado a la formación y el adiestramiento marítimo.

Port container traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean 2011

This issue of the FAL Bulletin analyses port container traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011.

Port planning in Latin America and the evolution of container traffic with Asia-Pacific

This edition of the FAL Bulletin addr esses port planning in Latin America and delivers an initial forecast on container traffic between Latin America and Asia- Pacific through 2015. This bulletin also summarizes the principal conclusions of the Expert Workshop organized by the Unit of Infrastructure Services, in conjunction with ESCAP and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) in October 2009, in Panama.

The Costa Concordia disaster and the cruise industry: An analysis of risks and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

This FAL Bulletin analyses the relevance of the cruise industry for the region and particularly for Caribbean countries. The article begins with an overview of the tourism industry, followed by a discussion of the relevance of the cruise industry for the region, and finally an approach to maritime education and training.

Energy Consumption and Efficiency: Emerging Challenges from Reefer Trade in South American Container Terminals

This issue of the FAL Bulletin discusses the relevance of energy consumption as a basis for identifying energy efficiency potential and calculating the carbon footprints of ports and terminals in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), focusing on the Southern Cone countries of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Asset productivity at container terminals in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2005-2013

This issue of the FAL Bulletin shows productivity trends at container terminals in Latin America and the Caribbean during the period from 2005 to 2013, comparing them to the trend of earlier years (2000 to 2004). One of the conclusions of the study is that most terminals in the region have improved their quay productivity in recent years, although there are large differences between the three container terminal size categories analysed. However, the author identifies a number of challenges still to be met at the region’s ports.

Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe 2010-2011: la región en la década de las economías emergentes

Incluye Bibliografía

A territorial perspective: towards the consolidation of human settlements in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Estrategia municipal para la intervención integral de asentamientos humanos espontáneos de Managua, Nicaragua

Incluye Bibliografía

Maritime sector and ports in the Caribbean: the case of CARICOM countries

Includes bibliography