China and Brazil celebrate as World’s first cross-sea SkyRail rolls off production line On the 8th of April, BYD ushered in a new milestone, as its Bahia SkyRail vehicle rolled off the production line in Shenzhen. The Bahia SkyRail, located in the city of Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, is the worl...
PlasticRoad and Orbia launch first PlasticRoad bicycle path trial in Mexico City PlasticRoad and Orbia in collaboration with the Mexico City Mobility Secretariat (SEMOVI) and the Mexico City Environment Secretariat (SEDEMA), have inaugurated the first PlasticRoad pilot in Latin America located in the se...
IRENA and IDB accelerate sustainable energy for Latin America and the Caribbean On March 9 the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed a partnership to drive energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean to meet their 2030 Agenda for Sust...
Iveco and New Holland plants in Brazil and France achieve Bronze manufacturing status The Iveco Defence Vehicles manufacturing facility in Sete Lagoas, Brazil and the New Holland Agriculture plant in Croix, France have both attained Bronze status in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program. This repr...
BYD delivers 470 Electric Buses to serve over 300k commuters in Bogota On December 17, BYD announced the delivery of 470 pure electric buses to Bogota, the capital of Colombia. This is the country’s largest pure electric bus fleet, and also the largest bus fleet BYD has delivered in the Americas, which...
IVECO wins order for 100 natural gas trucks in Argentina IVECO, a pioneer in the commercialization and manufacture of vehicles powered by alternative fuels, has won a record order to deliver 100 Stralis Natural Power trucks powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) to NRG Argentina S.A., a supplier to the...
GHH and German Technology help deliver Alto Maipo Hydropower Plant For Chile, the Rio Maipo is a stroke of luck to supply the nearby capital Santiago with energy: In the mighty “Alto Maipo” power plant project, the planners are relying on European and in particular German technology. The riv...
UNOPS and UN helping Mexico to deliver 1500km railway in Yucatán Peninsula UNOPS has committed to help support the Mayan Train project, a new 1,500 kilometre intercity railway in south-eastern Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Working together with the National Fund for Tourism Development, UN-Habitat, the Of...
GHH supplies maintenance vehicles to Codelco for Chilean copper mine With several vehicles, the machine manufacturer GHH now also supports the world’s largest copper producer Codelco, which is currently managing a mega-project in the hot Atacama desert – turning a giant mine upside down. Mea...
SpaceTime Labs and Small Robot Company work on robot farming swarms in Latin America SpaceTime Labs and Small Robot Company have announced their agreement to co-develop swarms of fourth generation autonomous aerial and terrestrial robots to transform Latin American Agriculture with Per Plant Farming Sol...
World Bank invests $100m for climate-resilient roads in Colombia The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Cambodia Road Connectivity Improvement Project. The project will enhance rural communities’ acc...
North American Development Bank finances Mexican border-wide transportation project The North American Development Bank (NADB) signed an initial loan agreement for up to $155.4 million pesos with Value Arrendadora for its Border-wide Vehicle Program for Public Transportation in Mexico, which is expected...
Sacyr completes 84km’s of Puerta de Hierro to Cruz del Viso Highway in Colombia Sacyr continues to advance its fourth generation (4G) highway projects in Colombia as Sacyr Concesiones hands over an 84.2 km section, which represents 42% of the total length of the Puerta de Hierro – Cruz del V...
Monitoring active volcanoes in Guatemala with the help of drones Drones have become a critical tool for professionals working in a large variety of different sectors such as public safety, search and rescue, infrastructure inspection, surveying and mapping, wildlife conservation and many more. Edgar Zor...
Ferrovial wins contract to build control tower at new Lima airport A consortium formed by Ferrovial Construction, Acciona and local construction company JJC has been selected by LAP (Lima Airport Partners), the Peruvian airport operator, to build the control tower at Jorge Chavez International Airport...
Metso starts full-scale testing of VPX™ filter for tailings dewatering in Brazil In 2019, Metso launched Tailings Management Solutions (TMS), its response to the global challenge of managing mining tailings efficiently. Metso sees the dewatering of waste as the future of mining, allowing the remo...
GSSI appoints South America regional Sales Manager GSSI, a world leader in the manufacturing of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment has announced that Amber Onufer is expanding her role at the company. In addition to supporting GSSI’s Geophysical and Environmental markets, she will also manage busi...
Worldsensing and IBRAM step up to promote Brazilian mining safety Worldsensing has joined the Brazilian Mining Association (Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração or IBRAM in Portuguese) to strengthen its links with Brazil’s world-leading mining industry. The membership sees the Internet-of-Things pioneer Wo...
CABEI approves US$245.8m for road infrastructure in El Salvador CABEI, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration has approved a loan for US$245.8 million to the Republic of El Salvador for the Project denominated “Construction of Viaduct and Expansion of Highway CA01W (Los Chorros Stretch)....
Sacyr financing $185m of the Puerta de Hierro highway in Colombia Sacyr Concesiones has completed the financial closure of the concession of the Puerta de Hierro – Palmar de Varela and Carreto-Cruz del Viso motorway in Colombia for $185 million (€168 million) with the financial institutions Banco...
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