San Antonio, TX, 5-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Over the last three years, Scania has continued the expansion of its service network in North America, which is now comprised of more than 300 service points for Scania industrial and marine engines in the … Read the full press release
Ice-class LNG carrier features multiple MAN 51/60DF engines Copenhagen, Denmark, 5-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, has taken delivery of its latest LNG carrier – the ‘Velikiy Novgorod’ – from South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The ship is … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ice-class LNG carrier, LNG carrier, MAN, MAN 51/60DF engines, MAN 8L51/60DF engine, MAN 9L51/60DF engine, MAN Diesel & Turbo, Russia’s largest shipping company, shipping company, Sovcomflot, Sovcomflot’s ‘Velikiy Novgorod’ LNG carrier, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, Velikiy Novgorod
TGX impresses with its low fuel consumption in field tests Munich, Germany, 5-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The logistics service provider METRO will from now on also be using MAN vehicles to transport goods to “METRO Cash & Carry” and “REAL” stores. MAN … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Retail, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged "REAL" stores, adaptive cruise control (ACC), Dominique Nadelhofer, emergency braking assistant (EBA), Euro 6-vehicles, lane guard system (LGS), MAN, MAN TGX 18.400 4x2 BLS tractors, MAN trucks, MAN vehicles, METRO Cash & Carry, METRO LOGISTICS Germany, TGX 26.400 6x2-2 BL, Trucks
Geneva, Switzerland, 4-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The focal point of the Mercedes-Benz presence at the 84th Geneva Motor Show is the S-Class Coupé. The new top model from the Stuttgart premium brand combines classic sports car proportions with modern luxury … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 84th Geneva International Motor Show 2014, curve tilting function, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, MAGIC BODY CONTROL chassis system, Mercedes-Benz, mercedes.me, Mercedes‑Benz S 600, Mercedes‑Benz S 65 AMG, Prof. Thomas Weber, the new S-Class Coupé, world premiere, World premiere of the new S-Class Coupé
• More than €10 billion for research and development for the first time • EU new vehicle fleet better than target, at about 128 grams CO2 / km • Already 54 model variants below 100 grams CO2 / km • … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 128 grams CO2 / km, below 100 grams CO2 / km, eco-friendly vehicles, Geneva Motor Show, low-CO2 fleet, Prof. Dr. Winterkorn, the world's largest low-CO2 fleet, Volkswagen, Volkswagen eco-friendly vehicles, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen invested record €10.2 billion in 2013
• Group to reorient “thinking and action” to new challenges • Cooperation of “best developers, production experts and strategists” planned • Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Winterkorn: “The automobile industry must not bury its head in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged "Future Tracks" initiative, fundamental transformation, Geneva Motor Show, major automotive industry challenges, modular toolkits, people's mobility expectations, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen Group
• All-time best February marks 38th consecutive month of record sales for the brand • Audi Certified pre-owned sales set 7th straight monthly record • February was a strong month for Audi A6, Q7, and R8 sales HERNDON, VA, 4-3-2014 — … Read the full press release
Porsche dealers sell 3,232 vehicles ATLANTA, GA, 4-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor in the United States of Porsche Boxster, Cayman and 911 sports cars, Panamera four-door sports sedans, and Cayenne SUVs, today announced February … Read the full press release
• February sales total 27,112 units • Jetta Sedan delivered 10,597 units for the month • Passat delivered 6,997 units for the month • Tiguan delivered 2,019 units for the month • High-mileage, TDI® Clean Diesel models accounted for 16.8 … Read the full press release
RIGA, Latvia, 4-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of the forthcoming accession of the Republic of Latvia to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Latvian Finance Minister Andris Vilks and ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling met today in Riga. At the … Read the full press release
BILBAO, Spain, 4-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Peer pressure among ministers and best practices are useful tools to stimulate economic growth and fight youth unemployment in Europe, according to the President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem. He was speaking at the Stability … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Politics
Tagged Eurogroup, Eurogroup's Jeroen Dijsselbloem, fight youth unemployment in Europe, Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, peer pressure, peer pressure among ministers, Stability and Growth Forum, stimulate economic growth in Europe, youth unemployment
Underscores drive to seek new investment sources for emerging economies LONDON, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti travels to New Zealand and Australia in the first week of March for high-level political and business meetings aimed at strengthening the Bank’s links … Read the full press release
Siem Reap, Cambodia, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The nine Heads of ASEAN Member States Intellectual Property Offices (AMS-IPOs) and EPO President Benoît Battistelli signed their first regional Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) today on Industrial Property with the overall aim of establishing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Government, Industrial, Law
Tagged AMS-IPOs, ASEAN Member States Intellectual Property Offices, ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation, AWGIPC, Benoît Battistelli, Cambodia, co-operation on patents, EPO, EPO - ASEAN co-operation, European Patent Office, H. E. Ouk Prachea, institutional framework, Mr. Tan Yih San, Patents, Rainer Osterwalder, Siem Reap
Luxembourg, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with established core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries, is strengthening its research and development in the field of eco-friendly automotive equipment. The European Investment Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged automotive equipment, car seats, complete seating systems, eco-friendly automotive equipment, EIB, EUR 220m loan, Eva Henkel, Jean-Philippe De Waele, Johnson Controls, R&D activities loan, Wilhelm Molterer
Hayle, UK, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnish multi-national utilities firm Fortum has signed an agreement to secure a berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall, it was announced today. The leasing agreement gives Fortum the opportunity to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced full scale wave power converters, berth, Chris Pomfret, Cornwall, Finnish multi-national utilities firm, Fortum, giant ‘socket’ on the seabed, grid network onshore, Hayle, Heli Antila, Jason Clark, Michael Fallon, Nordic utilities giant, offshore renewable energy, offshore renewable energy test facility, UK Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Wave Hub, Wave Hub Limited
Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum is carrying out extensive refurbishment of two of the Imatra hydropower plant’s seven units. The refurbishment will increase the capacity of the power plant to 192 megawatts and will improve safety and reliability. After … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has signed a leasing agreement with the UK-based Wave Hub in order to test wave power solutions off the coast of Cornwall. The agreement provides Fortum with a new opportunity to rapidly deploy advanced, full-scale wave power converters … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged emissions-free energy, Finnish wave power company Wello, Fortum, Heli Antila, inexhaustible energy, leasing agreement, off the coast of Cornwall, renewable energy sources, solar economy, UK-based Wave Hub, Wave Hub, wave power, wave power converters, wave power solutions
Stockholm, Sweden, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall has decided to sell Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH, (VPC, a leading engineering and laboratory services company with overall 535 employees) to the Private Equity Investor Palero capital GmbH. The parties have agreed not to … Read the full press release
Hamburg, Germany, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “Operating earnings before taxes in fiscal year 2012/13 amounted to € 114 million. Earnings in accordance with IFRS were minus € 230 million. The Group’s key figures reflect a split situation: return on capital employed … Read the full press release
Graz, Austria, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ looks back on a disappointing 2013 business year. Although the HYDRO and METALS (including Schuler) business areas saw very positive development, the results of the PULP & PAPER and SEPARATION business … Read the full press release
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