Category Archives: Transportation & Logistics

Transportation & Logistics Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Continental announced a voluntary tire exchange program for approximately 12,000 truck tires

Voluntary exchange program involves 205/75R17.5 Conti Hybrid LS3 No reports of personal injuries or accidents Hanover, 20-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (2015-7-17), Continental announced a voluntary tire exchange program for approximately 12,000 truck tires. The tire in question is a … Read the full press release

Bosch expects automated driving systems to generate sales of EUR 1 billion in 2016

Automated driving Future technologies driving current Bosch growth Booming market for driver assistance systems will usher in automated driving Bosch expects driver assistance systems to generate sales of one billion euros in 2016 In 2014, Bosch delivered more than 50 … Read the full press release

Telefónica I+D introduces an app to encourage good driving habits and road safety – Drivies

Drivies is an app, available on Android and iOS, which encourages good driving habits and road safety, combining the principles of gamification with the latest monitoring technology. This application, a first in Spain, can also be used by good drivers … Read the full press release

ARC Advisory Group again named SAP the market leader in transportation management systems (TMS)

WALLDORF, 14-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that ARC Advisory Group has again named SAP the market leader in transportation management systems (TMS). The designation appeared in the ARC Advisory Group’s 2015 Transportation Management System Global Market Research … Read the full press release

airberlin appoints Uwe Kattwinkel as new Senior Vice President Communications

BERLIN, 14-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the beginning of August Uwe Kattwinkel (52) will become the new Senior Vice President Communications at airberlin. Uwe Kattwinkel will report directly to CEO Stefan Pichler. He takes over from Aage Dünhaupt, who has … Read the full press release

Airbus Group’s E-Fan technology demonstrator became the world’s first all-electric two engine aircraft taking off by its own power to successfully cross the Channel

Calais, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group’s E-Fan technology demonstrator today became the world’s first all-electric two engine aircraft taking off by its own power to successfully cross the Channel, some 106 years after Louis Blériot’s epic flight. The E-Fan’s … Read the full press release

Airbus Group appointments: Jean-Pierre Talamoni as EVP Marketing & Sales for Airbus Defence and Space; Christian Scherer as Head of Airbus Group International

Toulouse, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group (stock exchange symbol: AIR) has appointed Jean-Pierre Talamoni, 58, as Executive Vice President Marketing & Sales for Airbus Defence and Space. In this position, he will become a Member of the Executive Committee … Read the full press release

Shanghai Ocean University’s new fisheries research vessel uses Voith Schneider Propeller propulsion concept

The new fisheries research vessel of the Shanghai Ocean University will be a first for Voith in several respects: It is the first fisheries research vessel world-wide to use the proven Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) propulsion concept. And it is … Read the full press release

Dennis Eagle Chooses Cincom CPQ to Strengthen Configure-Price-Quote Capabilities

MAIDENHEAD, UK, 9-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Cincom CPQ™, the configure-price-quote software solution from Cincom Systems, has been selected by speciality vehicle manufacturer, Dennis Eagle Ltd., one of the leading refuse collection vehicle producers in the world, to address its CPQ … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce: China National Offshore Oil Corporation takes delivery of Asia’s first LNG-powered tugboat Hai Yang Shi You 525

Derby, England, 8-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has taken delivery of Asia’s first tugboatHai Yang Shi You 525, designed to operate solely on liquefied natural gas as ship’s fuel. Hai Yang Shi You 525, the … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce to lead €6.6 million project that could pave the way for autonomous ships

Derby, England, 8-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce is to lead a new €6.6 million project that could pave the way for autonomous ships. The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative will produce the specification and preliminary designs for the next generation … Read the full press release

Airbus Group’s all-electric E-Fan technology demonstrator aircraft prepares for its Channel crossing this Friday, 10 July

Bordeaux, 8-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group’s all-electric E-Fan technology demonstrator aircraft is being readied for its Channel crossing this Friday, 10 July. The aircraft will soon be on its way from France’s Aquitaine region to the starting point of … Read the full press release

Scania signs transparency and anti-corruption declaration with Colombia as part of a new Swedish CSR Network

Södertälje, Sweden, 3-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swedish Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Network has been established by the Swedish Embassy in Colombia and developed with the South American country’s Secretariat of Transparency, part of the Presidency of the Republic. Sweden is … Read the full press release

The Kuehne + Nagel Group to acquire 100% of the shares of US-based leading provider of multimodal transportation management solutions ReTrans Inc.

Schindellegi / CH, 30-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Kuehne + Nagel Group has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of ReTrans Inc., a U.S.-based leading provider of multimodal transportation management solutions. The acquisition builds … Read the full press release

Students from The Kings School, Worcester, England win Land Rover’s new global education challenge

Students from Worcester, UK, celebrate after beating 100 young people from 11 countries in the inaugural World Final Land Rover 4X4 in Schools Technology Challenge helped Jaguar Land Rover engage 300,000 young people in 2014 Brand new Virgin Galactic towing … Read the full press release

Transocean Ltd. issues monthly Fleet Update Summary: total value of new contracts since the last report is approximately $109 million

ZUG, SWITZERLAND, 26-6-2015 — /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 May … Read the full press release

Transmashholding: Tver Car Building Plant delivers the first train of double-deck carriages with seating accommodation to JSC Federal Passenger Company

MOSCOW, 25-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Tver Car Building Plant (TVZ, belongs to JSC Transmashholding) has delivered to JSC Federal Passenger Company the first train consisting of double-deck carriages with seating accommodation. The train consists of 15 carriages: 10 economy and … Read the full press release

Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role H130 rotorcraft configured for aerial work delivered to Switzerland’s Air Zermatt

Equipment includes a new cargo sling system with a 1,500kg hook capacity H130 rotorcraft provides exceptional capabilities for aerial work and heavy-lift operations TOULOUSE, 23-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role H130 rotorcraft will soon accomplish additional duties as the first … Read the full press release

Airbus Group signs agreement with seven leading European aeronautics and engineering universities at the Paris Air Show

Le Bourget, 23-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group has signed partnership agreements with seven leading European aeronautics and engineering universities to ensure students graduate with the skills required by industry to face future challenges generated by a more complex and competitive … Read the full press release

Airbus: all A400Ms now cleared by Spanish regulator DGAM for flight provided they have undergone the checks specified in the Alert Operator Transmission (AOT)

TOULOUSE, 23-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lifting of restrictions permits all aircraft to fly subject to completion of checks Airbus Defence and Space is about to recommence deliveries of Airbus A400M aircraft following the lifting of all remaining flight restrictions on new … Read the full press release