Company News: Latin America

News on equipment and service providers from Latin America

• ATT secures contract to operate public transport in Ferraz Vasconcelos, Brazil

  September 9, 2021
  Alto Tiete Transportes Ltda (ATT) has secured a contract to operate the public transport system in Ferraz Vasconcelos in Greater São Paulo for a period of 15 years, starting from 2022. The contract value is estimated to be BRL45 million.

• AeroGRU Consortium to build and operate APM at GRU Airport, Brazil

  September 8, 2021
  The Government of Brazil has authorised the concessionaire of Guarulhos Airport (GRU Airport) to build and operate a 2.73-km-long automated people mover (APM).

• Electric bus trial begins in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil

  September 2, 2021
  Brazil-based WEG has begun the trial of an electric bus developed in partnership with Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Jaraguá do Sul, a city in northern Brazil.

• Bus operators appointed in Curvelo and São José dos Campos, Brazil

  September 1, 2021
  Brazil-based Talma Transportes Especiais Eireli has secured a contract from the city government of Curvelo to operate buses for a period of six months.

• Bids received to operate electric bus corridor in Antofagasta, Chile

  August 24, 2021
  Chile’s Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications/ Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones (MTT) has received 10 bids to operate an electric bus corridor in Antofagasta, a city in northern Chile.

• Contract awarded to design tunnel of Panama Metro Line 3

  August 18, 2021
  Consorcio Túnel de Las América, a consortium of Tecnica y Proyectos S.A. (TYPSA) and Louis Berger LAC, has secured a contract to provide design services for a tunnel of Line 3 of the Panama Metro network.

• VWCO delivers buses in Vitória, Brazil

  August 18, 2021
  Brazil-based Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus (VWCO) has delivered a fleet of 146 buses to be deployed in Vitória, a city in southeast Brazil.

• Bus fleets expanded in Cuiabá and Sao Paulo, Brazil

  August 4, 2021
  New buses have been added to fleets in Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso state, and in Sao Paulo.

• Concession agreement signed for CPTM Lines 8 and 9, Brazil

  June 30, 2021
  ViaMobilidade, a consortium of Brazil-based CCR and RuasInvest, has signed the concession agreement for Lines 8 and 9 of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) network.

• Bidders shortlisted for Campinas ARL, Brazil

  June 15, 2021
  The city government of Campinas/ Prefeitura de Campinas has shortlisted three bidders to conduct studies to develop an airport rail link (ARL) connecting Viracopos International Airport with Pátio Ferroviário de Campinas.

• Proposals received to design tunnel of Panama Metro Line 3

  June 2, 2021
  Metro de Panama has received four proposals to design a 5.3-km-long tunnel of Line 3 of the metro network.

• Contract awarded for supply of rolling stock of Mayan Train, Mexico

  May 26, 2021
  A consortium of Bombardier Transportation México, Alstom Transport México, Gami Ingeniería e Instalaciones, Construcciones Urales, and Construcciones Urales Procesos Industriales has secured a contract from Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) for the supply of rolling stock of Mayan Train, an upcoming passenger rail line in south-eastern Mexico.

• Caio Induscar delivers 63 buses in Cuiaba, Brazil

  May 25, 2021
  Brazil-based Caio Induscar has delivered a fleet of 63 buses in Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso state.

• Electric bus trial begins in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

  May 13, 2021
  The city government of Ribeirão Preto has commenced the trial of an electric bus.

• FONATUR receives bids for rolling stock of Mayan Train, Mexico

  May 8, 2021
  Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) has received two bids for the supply of rolling stock of Mayan Train, an upcoming passenger rail line in south-eastern Mexico.

• Concessionaire appointed for CPTM Lines 8 and 9, Brazil

  April 21, 2021
  ViaMobilidade, a consortium of Brazil-based CCR and RuasInvest, has been appointed as the concessionaire of Lines 8 and 9 of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) network.

• Proposals received for Sao Paulo Metro Line 19, Brazil

  April 15, 2021
  Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) has received proposals from five consortia for the preparation of the basic project of Line 19 of the São Paulo Metro network.

• Fare system to be upgraded in Macapa, Brazil

  April 14, 2021
  Sindicato das Empresas de Transporte de Passageiros do Amapá, the public transport operator in the state of Amapá, has partnered with Brazil-based Empresa 1 to upgrade the fare collection system deployed on buses in Macapá, the state capital.

• ViaMobilidade to fund Sao Paulo Metro expansion, Brazil [free access]

  March 31, 2021
  Brazil-based ViaMobilidade has signed an amendment to an agreement signed with the state government of São Paulo.

• Construction begins on Mayan Train Section 5, Mexico

  March 6, 2021
  The construction of Section 5 of Mayan Train has commenced in the state of Quintana Roo.