Company News: Latin America

News on equipment and service providers from Latin America

• RIOgaleao to present proposal to develop LRT in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  February 11, 2021
  Brazil-based RIOgaleão has announced plans to present a proposal to develop a light rail transit (LRT) line connecting northern Rio de Janeiro with Tom Jobim International Airport.

• Construction contract awarded for Mayan Train Section 5, Mexico

  February 4, 2021
  A consortium of Acciona Infrastructure Mexico and Grupo México has secured a construction contract from Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) for Section 5 South of the Mayan Train project.

• STOA acquires stake in Sao Paulo Metro Line 6, Brazil

  January 20, 2021
  Spain-based Acciona S.A. has announced the incorporation of STOA, an investment fund to Concessionaria Linha Universidade (CLU), the concessionaire of São Paulo Metro Line 6.

• Contract awarded for construction and operations of Tijuana–Tecate Interurban Train project, Mexico

  January 5, 2021
  A consortium of Mexico-based Citcocomex Group S. de RL de CV and FMI Projects S. de RL de CV has secured a contract to develop and operate the Tijuana–Tecate Interurban Train project in Mexico.

• Metrovias secures O&M contract extension for Buenos Aires subway, Argentina

  January 4, 2021
  Argentina-based Metrovias has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract from the Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (SBASE) for Subte, the Buenos Aires metro rail network.

• CAF Mexico delivers first train for Manila Metro Line LRT 1, Philippines

  November 26, 2020
  Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles México, SA (CAF Mexico) has delivered the first of the 28 trains to be deployed on Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 of the Metro Manila network.

• Buses unveiled for Acabus, Mexico

  October 21, 2020
  MAN Truck & Bus México, in collaboration with Volkswagen, has unveiled buses to be deployed on Acabús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Acapulco, a city in the state of Guerrero.

• Contracts awarded to construct section of TransMilenio Avenida Ciudad de Cali corridor, Colombia

  October 17, 2020
  Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano (IDU) has awarded contracts under four lots to construct the southern section of the Avenida Ciudad de Cali corridor, a corridor under the TransMilenio network.

• SENER Engineering to conduct technical studies for Monterrey suburban rail, Mexico

  September 18, 2020
  A Mexico-based subsidiary of SENER Engineering has signed a contract with the Government of Nuevo León’s Special Projects Trust/ Fideicomiso de Proyectos Estratégicos (FIDEPROES) to conduct technical studies for an upcoming suburban rail line in Monterrey.

• Enel X and AMP Capital to enter into JV to develop electric public transport infrastructure

  September 4, 2020
  US-based Enel X has signed an agreement with Australia-based investment manager AMP Capital to establish a joint venture (JV) to develop electric public transport infrastructure in the Americas.

• BYD Brasil starts operations of its first lithium iron phosphate battery plant in Brazil

  August 26, 2020
  BYD Brasil has started the operations of its first lithium–iron phosphate battery plant in the Manaus Free Trade Zone/ Polo Industrial de Manaus (PIM).

• Consorcio Supervisor PLMB secures contract for Bogota Metro, Colombia

  August 19, 2020
  Consorcio Supervisor PLMB has secured a contract from Empresa Metro de Bogotá (EMB) to provide supervision services for Bogotá Metro.

• Contract awarded to provide technical services for Sao Paulo Metro Line 20, Brazil

  August 14, 2020
  A consortium of Brazil-based GPO Sistran Engenharia, GeoCompany, and GEOTEC Consultoria Ambiental has secured a contract from Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) to provide technical services for São Paulo Metro Line 20, an upcoming urban rail line.

• BYD and Marcopolo unveil electric VLP in Brazil

  August 12, 2020
  BYD Brasil, in collaboration with Marcopolo, has unveiled the first articulated electric light vehicle on tires/ Veículo Leve sobre Pneus (VLP) in Brazil.

• Kaufmann starts delivering buses for Santiago’s Red, Chile

  August 8, 2020
  Kaufmann, Daimler’s official distributor in Chile, has started delivering a fleet of 240 articulated buses to be deployed on Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (Red; formerly known as Transantiago).

• Contract awarded for Metrobus Line 5 extension, Mexico

  July 28, 2020
  Mexico-based Gami Ingeniería e Instalaciones has secured a contract to develop an extension of Line 5 of Metrobús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Mexico City.

• Queiroz Galvao signs contract for civil works of Baixada Santista VLT Phase 2, Brazil

  July 7, 2020
  Brazil-based Queiroz Galvao has signed a contract with the state government of São Paulo to execute the civil works of Baixada Santista VLT Phase 2, a light rail system.

• Construction of Mayan Train Section 1 begins, Mexico

  June 10, 2020
  The construction of Section 1 of Mayan Train has commenced in Campeche.

• Sao Paulo Court of Justice suspends Sao Paulo Metro Line 17 systems contract, Brazil

  June 7, 2020
  The São Paulo Court of Justice/ Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo has suspended a contract signed between Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) and BYD SkyRail São Paulo to supply systems to be deployed on Sao Paulo Metro Line 17, an upcoming monorail line.

• Construction of Mayan Train begins, Mexico

  June 3, 2020
  Mexico-based Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA) has commenced the construction of Section 4 of Mayan Train at Lázaro Cárdenas, thus starting the construction of the Mayan Train Project.