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IFC currently holds a committed portfolio of over half a billion in investments in transportation services projects (airlines, shipping, and railways). We can consider greenfield projects, corporate loans, acquisition finance, refinancings, and a variety of contractual structures, including concessions, BOTs, and public-private partnerships.
IFC provided a loan of $20 million and syndicated $30 million to finance the renovation and operation of the railway link between the Panamanian coastal ports of Colon and Balboa by the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC). The project involves renovating train tracks, constructing intermodal terminals, leasing of rolling stock, and purchasing terminal equipment. Severstaltrans Group - Russia IFC provided a loan of $40 million to three Russian transportation companies to help them expand their fleet of tank cars and acquire locomotives. The three companies are part of the Severstaltrans Group, which is one of the largest private transportation groups in Russia. JSC Russkiy Mir and JSC SFAT - Russia IFC provided a loan of $15 million to JSC Russkiy Mir and its subsidiary, JSC SFAT, for the purchase of rail tank cars under their fleet expansion program. The two companies lease rail tank cars to Russia's oil companies to transport crude oil and oil products. They also provide rail car maintenance services. IFC provided debt financing of $9 million to Ferrocarril Transandino S.A. to support the modernization of Peru’s railway network. FTA is a private company established in 1999 and operates under a 30-year concession agreement two railway lines linking Matarani to Cusco and Cusco to Machu Picchu. |
