Belgrano Cargas, SA,. Study of market potential, track and equipment rehabilitation options, communications and control systems, and port siting options for a rail system in northwestern Argentina. The US Trade and Development Administration funded the study in order to find methods to reduce state subsidy to the current concessionaire. The study by Seaport Consultants Inc. focused on the line connecting the provincial capital of Salta with the Chilean border and running through a zone that produces industrial minerals. The potential for interchange traffic with Chile was also examined, as were port issues for minerals and other cargo handling.

Rio Tinto/Hamersley Iron. Analysis of river transport options for a large iron ore deposit near Corumbá in Mato Grosso, Brazil involving barging ore down the Paraguay River to a port near Buenos Aires for transfer to ocean vessels. Seaport Consultants Inc. investigated river development scenarios, required dredging and navigational improvements, current and possible future towboat and barging rules, and other factors.

Nuevo Central Argentino, S.A. Railway. Auto transport feasibility studies. Seaport Consultants Inc. conducted a preliminary analysis of auto transport alternatives for service between auto manufacturing plants near Rosario, Argentina and Buenos Aires port facilities. The project began with a tour of North American facilities for NCA staff. Following this, fieldwork in Argentina determined staff requirements and training needs for a new automobile business unit, and calculated unit costs of service for each technology. The study concluded with a design review of an intermodal terminal to be located near Buenos Aires Retiro Station and development of an alternative design.