Daily Archives: 19, March 2014

Audi Tradition assembled team of race and rally vehicles for the world’s largest oldtimer show Techno Classica in Essen, Germany

More than 18,000 visitors expected at the world’s largest oldtimer show Jubilee classics from company history on the Audi stand In the limelight: Auto Union Type A race car, Audi Type C Alpine Rally winner and Audi Rallye quattro A2 … Read the full press release

European Investment Bank and UniCredit Group sign €700 million loan in support of youth employment, investment and environmental protection projects in Italy

€200 million for youth employment, €400 million for investment, €100 million for environmental protection MILAN, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the past few days the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UniCredit Group have signed in Milan three new medium to … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä’s consultation process with employee representatives in Finland concluded

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä’s consultation process with employee representatives in Finland has been concluded. The process was initiated on 29 January 2014 with the aim of reducing 200 jobs in Finland. As a result of the negotiations, the redundancy … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä Ship Design Singapore unveiled Platform Supply Vessel design package aimed at ship owners and shipyards in the Asia-Pacific region

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä Ship Design (WSD) Singapore has unveiled a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) design package aimed at ship owners and shipyards in the Asia-Pacific region, in conjunction with Asia Pacific Maritime 2014 event. The WSD PSV series … Read the full press release

Two Ro-Ro ferries of UK based Condor Ferries to be retrofitted with Wärtsilä’s new AQUARIUS READY ballast water management system

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Wärtsilä AQUARIUS READY solution is a phased process that enables cost savings and installation flexibility for ship owners preparing their vessels for ballast water treatment regulatory compliance. Having Wärtsilä as a single point of contact between the … Read the full press release

BDI and Confindustria issued joint declaration with six final recommendations on EU industrial policy

Berlin, Germany, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Joint call by the BDI and Confindustria for the EU spring summit. Business community taking part in German-Italian government consultations. “Strengthening industrial competitiveness must be the core project of the next European legislative period. At the … Read the full press release

UK Department for Work and Pensions: Private sector employment increased by 1.73 million since 2010, record 30.19 million people are now in jobs

The employment rate has hit a 5 year high and a record 30.19 million people are now in jobs. LONDON, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Private sector employment has increased by 1.73 million since 2010, showing the government’s long-term economic plan to … Read the full press release

Welsh Secretary The Rt Hon David Jones MP: “Welsh economy showing continued recovery”

LONDON, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This Government’s long term economic plan is working for the people of Wales, Welsh Secretary, David Jones said today, as official figures reveal a further increase in employment levels in Wales. The latest employment figures published … Read the full press release

South African airline operator Comair orders $210 million worth LEAP-1B engines to power eight Boeing 737 MAX 8s from CFM International

First African carrier to announce order for the LEAP/737 MAX New aircraft support fleet renewal strategy Deliveries scheduled between 2019 and 2021 JOHANESBURG, South Africa, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — South Africa’s private domestic airline operator, JSE-listed Comair Limited, today announced an … Read the full press release

The Wärtsilä Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer to be utilized at three North Sea oilfields

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä, the marine and oil & gas industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has signed three contracts with Aker Midsund of Norway to deliver its Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer (VIEC®) systems for three North Sea … Read the full press release

The UK government announced the most secured coin in the world the new £1 coin

The new £1 coin will have the same shape as the 12-sided three pence piece or ‘threepenny bit’. London, UK, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new £1 coin which will be the most secure coin in circulation in the world has been … Read the full press release