Brazil: Bernard Peille, Alstom’s managing director for Latin America, said the company is requesting that localisation clauses be included in procurement processes.
Recent deals and tenders in the tram markets.
South Korea: Rolling stock manufacturer Hyundai Rotem has completed the first high-speed train for Uzbekistan, marking the company’s first-ever export order for high-speed rolling stock.
China, Mexico: The solution is structured under the CRRC System+ model, encompassing financing, supply of new rolling stock, line operation, comprehensive signalling system refurbishment, and maintenance services.
In an interview with Ukrainian transport media CFTS, deputy head of the parliamentary committee on economic development, Mr Dmytro Kysylevskyi, who co-authored the 2021 localisation law, voiced strong concerns.
Russia: Sinara – GRT has been granted the certificate of compliance over a three-year period for the low-floor 71-233A model fitted with bogies for operation on 1,524 mm gauge tracks.
Recent deals and tenders in the passenger rolling stock markets.
Germany: The Japanese manufacturer and the freight operator DB Cargo have agreed to stop the HDB 880 project, started back in 2017.
Austria: The container, named the H2Tainer, has been developed by logistics company Innofreight in collaboration with the Hydrogen Research Center Austria.