Big celebration at the Mercedes-Benz Düsseldorf plant Over 250 guests including politicians, economists and the media plus employees from the Sprinter plants around the world Mercedes-Benz Sprinter established the large vans segment in 1995 Over 2.9 million Sprinter delivered to … Read the full press release
The implications of terrorist attacks targeting trains are becoming increasingly extensive. The number of casualties has increased and there has been a fivefold in injuries since the 1970–80s. At the same time, more than half of the attacks are carried … Read the full press release
Lysaker, Norway, 8-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ocean Yield ASA is pleased to announce the delivery of the 37,000 dwt IMO II chemical tanker “Navig8 Azotic” from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Korea. After being delivered from the shipyard today, the vessel commenced a 15 … Read the full press release
MADRID, 2-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Navantia ha botado hoy, a las 16.10 horas, en el astillero de Ferrol el Buque da Apoyo a Plataformas para la empresa “Petróleos Mexicanos”, en presencia de la madrina, Dña. Victoria Eugenia Aguiar Meugniot, el … Read the full press release
Posted in Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Navantia, Petroleos Mexicanos
HELSINKI, 31-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has placed two important contracts with Wärtsilä for seawater/propane based regasification modules. The systems are to be installed on FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) vessels owned by … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 31-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnlines, a leading Ro-Ro and passenger vessel operator with services in the North and Baltic Seas, has contracted Wärtsilä to supply three of its vessels with exhaust cleaning scrubber systems. Finnlines is part of the … Read the full press release
Supervisory Board appoints IT expert effective January 1, 2016 ESSEN, 28-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Markus Sontheimer, 47, is to be the new “Chief Information Officer” on the Board of Schenker AG in Essen. In this role, he will be responsible … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DB Schenker Logistics, Markus Sontheimer, Schenker AG
LONDON, 27-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Transport for London (TfL) is encouraging Londoners to consider swapping their regular commute for a journey on two wheels and cycle to work on Thursday 3 September. To celebrate National Cycle to Work Day, TfL … Read the full press release
Lund, Sweden, 26-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply its Alfa Laval Aalborg boiler modules for an FPSO vessel to be built in … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval Aalborg, boiler modules, FPSO vessel
Teddington, UK, 25-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT Designers & Planners (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Kai Skvarla to President. Formerly Vice President of Strategic Planning with … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BMT, BMT Designers & Planners, BMT Group, Charlie Behrle, Kai Skvarla
NIB and the Swedish passenger train operator SJ AB have agreed on a SEK 770 million (EUR 81 million) loan for the technological upgrade of X2000 trains. HELSINKI, 25-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The 10-year loan will finance the modernisation of 36 train sets of this … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Henrik Normann, NIB, SJ AB, SJ AB's X2000 trains, Swedish passenger train operator
New index compares relevant automotive nations’ competitive positions in automated driving (Germany, France, Italy, UK, Sweden, USA, Japan, China, South Korea) Comparison is based on two key indicators: the industry and the market Germany and the US lead in the … Read the full press release
ZUG, SWITZERLAND, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today issued a monthly Fleet Update Summary, which includes new contracts, changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimated planned out-of-service time of 15 or more days since the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Fleet Update Summary, Transocean Ltd
VIENNA, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Schlechtester Bahnhof Brenner liegt auf italienischem Staatsgebiet (kein ÖBB Bahnhof) – Hall in Tirol und Völs sowie Innsbrucker Westbahnhof sollen in den nächsten Jahren verbessert und umgebaut werden – Freude über den sehr gut bewerteten … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged ÖBB, VCO, Verkehrsclub Österreic
LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The design of all-weather lifeboats is being reviewed as part of a study led by Newcastle University and the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) with support from Lloyds’ Register. The four-year project will help … Read the full press release
Now available: FleetBoard DispoPilot.app for the flexible integration of subcontractors Now available: FleetBoard Driver.app – the app for driving time and relaxation time Proven for Android and iOS: FleetBoard Fleet.app for optimising trips and tracking vehicles Specially created for buses: … Read the full press release
Deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in July 2015 amounted to 15,586 vehicles. Gothenburg, Sweden, 20-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In July 2015, truck deliveries rose by 27% in Asia and by 5% in Europe. Deliveries in South America were … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Management, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Volvo, Volvo Group truck operations
ABB and Dutch weather forecasting specialist, MeteoGroup, have won an order to outfit 140 container vessels with software to optimize routes Zurich, Switzerland, 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation group, is working with MeteoGroup to equip … Read the full press release
USD $200 million investment in upgrades and equipment to handle post-Panamax vessels Bogotá, Colombia, 17-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — APM Terminals and Colombian-based port and terminal operating company, Compañia de Puertos Asociados S.A. (Compas S.A.) have signed a joint venture agreement to jointly … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Management, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged APM Terminals, Cartagena Terminal, Compas S.A., container port
APM Terminals y Compas S.A. invertirán $200 millones USD n mejoras y equipos para atender buques post-Panamax Bogotá, Colombia, 17-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — APM Terminals, compañía líder a nivel mundial en la industria de desarrollo, gestión y operación portuaria, y la Compañía … Read the full press release
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