Company News: Latin America

News on equipment and service providers from Latin America

• 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.

• 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.