Company News: Latin America

News on equipment and service providers from Latin America

• 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.

• BYD delivers 20 electric buses to CUTCSA, Uruguay

  May 23, 2020
  BYD, in collaboration with its Uruguay-based distributor, Abriley S.A., has delivered a fleet of 20 electric buses to Compañía Uruguaya de Transportes Colectivos SA (CUTCSA), the largest public transport operator in Uruguay.

• Construction contract awarded for Mayan Train Section 3, Mexico

  May 20, 2020
  A consortium of Construcciones Urales, Gami Ingeniería e Instalaciones, and Azvi has secured a contract from Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) to construct and maintain Section 3 of the Mayan Train Project.

• Idinsa to develop elevated trolleybus line in Mexico City, Mexico

  May 14, 2020
  Mexico-based Impulsora de Desarrollo Integral (Idinsa) has secured a MXN2.39 billion contract from the Government of Mexico City to develop an elevated trolleybus line.

• Metro de Santiago raises USD1.50 billion via bonds, Chile

  May 14, 2020
  Metro de Santiago has issued bonds worth USD1.50 billion in the international market.

• BYD SkyRail Sao Paulo signs systems contract for Sao Paulo Metro Line 17, Brazil

  May 8, 2020
  BYD SkyRail São Paulo has signed a contract with Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) on the systems to be deployed on São Paulo Metro Line 17, an upcoming monorail line.

• Construction contract awarded for Mayan Train Section 2; bids received for Section 3, Mexico

  May 1, 2020
  A consortium of Mexico-based Carso Infraestructuras y Construcción (CICSA) and Spain-based FCC Construcción has secured a contract from Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) to design, construct, and maintain Section 2 of the Mayan Train Project.

• BYD Brasil to supply electric buses in São José dos Campos, Brazil

  April 29, 2020
  BYD Brasil has secured a contract to supply 12 articulated electric buses in São José dos Campos, a city in southeast Brazil.

• Construction contract awarded for Mayan Train Section 1, Mexico

  April 23, 2020
  A consortium led by Mota-Engil México SAPI has secured a contract from Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) to construct Section 1 of Mayan Train, an upcoming rail project.