Operators of Brazilian metro rail systems are using specific technologies and products to clean trains and stations as part of measures to fight coronavirus. Trensurb, operator of the urban train…
By Roberta Marchesi The world is experiencing its biggest health crisis with the pandemic of the new coronavirus, which reached all continents. There are already over 117 million cases and…
On March 17, the National Congress of Brazil decided to maintain the veto of the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, to the Bill of Law 3.364 / 2020, which…
The Empresa de Planejamento e Logística (EPL) of the Brazilian government released the first Logistics Bulletin of its National Observatory for Transport and Logistics (ONTL in Portuguese), which presents data…
CCR Metrô Bahia, the concessionaire responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Salvador and Lauro de Freitas Metro System, in the state of Bahia, further intensified the hygiene protocols…
The Companhia Cearense de Transportes Metropolitanos, operator of the Metro and Light Vehicle systems in Ceará, in the Northeast of Brazil, performs 539 disinfection actions on trains every day, as…
The Ministry of Regional Development of Brazil announced an investment of R$ 89.3 million in passenger transportation systems on rails of the Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbano (CBTU) in Natal…
Alstom announces today the completion of the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation. Leveraging on its clear Alstom in Motion strategy and its strong operational fundamentals and financial trajectory, Alstom, integrating Bombardier…
AFTER experiencing an economic crisis in recent years, Brazil’s economy was slowly beginning to recover at the start of 2020 – that is, until the Covid-19 pandemic hit, causing Gross…
The Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (Metrô-DF), operator of the Brasília Metro system, in the capital of Brazil, approved the bidding process for the contracting of a human body…
The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, fully vetoed the Bill (PL) 3364/2020, which addresses the emergency aid to public transport in the face of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, as…
The Transport Social Service and National Transport Apprenticeship Service (SEST SENAT) held the online closing ceremony of the second class of the International Certification Course in Railway and Metro-Rail Systems…