Stakeholder in the maritime industry have called on the Federal Government to adopt the public-private partnership (PPP) model for the development of port infrastructure in the country. The stakeholders made this call in Lagos at the second edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference, a partnership between SIFAX Group

Puerto Rico is rapidly becoming the most competitive jurisdiction within the United States. The island is undergoing a steady transformation that involves government right-sizing, reductions in public spending, a trimming of the number of political appointees, and a reformation of permitting processes. The government, led by new Governor Ricardo Rosselló,

President Tabaré Vázquez joined Minister of Transport & Public Works Victor Rossi on August 15 to officially launch the Ferrocarril Central project, a public-private partnership to upgrade the 273 km Montevideo — Paso de los Toros route. To be tendered in September, the contract will also include maintenance over a

A redeye Denver city council session led to the approval of a $1.8 billion contract to transform Denver International Airport. The contract, approved just after 1:00 a.m. on Aug. 15, marks Denver’s first major public-private partnership for a city-owned building, the Denver Post reports. The plan, which primarily concerns the

There has been a recent flurry of activity by the commonwealth regarding the planned construction and operations for the proposed Western Sydney Airport. The federal budget committed up to $5.3 billion in equity over 10 years to the Western Sydney Airport Corporation. Stage 1 involves a single runway catering up

Nokia Bell Labs, the industrial research arm of the Finnish technology giant, has said it is collaborating with a variety of stakeholders for the next generation of 5G platform as a service (NGPaaS). The collaboration includes industry vendors, operators, IT companies, small and medium sized enterprises, as well as European

As the subway crisis continues, the governor made for Queens to tout work on a $4 billion terminal – again. With subway problems putting a major dent in his poll numbers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday turned his attention to LaGuardia Airport. It was the second time he’s been at

Leading global professional services provider, Deloitte West Africa has revealed that its intervention in seven current investment transactions in Nigeria has shown most of the investors are wary of inconsistent polices by the Federal Government of Nigeria.  Speaking over the weekend at the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference, Head of