Category Archives: Transportation & Logistics

Transportation & Logistics Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Arriva senior management changes

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Arriva has announced senior management changes following the decision by David Evans, Managing Director – Arriva Mainland Europe, to retire. David is recognised as having played a significant role in the effective development of the Arriva strategy … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Management, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

UPS and TNT Express announce remedies have been submitted to the European Commission

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

This is a joint press release by United Parcel Service, Inc. and TNT Express N.V. pursuant to the provisions of Article 5:25i, paragraph 2 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht) and Article 4 of the Decree on public offers Wft … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics

Rolls-Royce to develop new gas powered ferry design with Lauro Shipping of Italy

Posted on 3, December 2012 by

3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a teaming agreement with Italian company Lauro Shipping to design innovative new gas powered ferries based on the award winning Environship concept. This important agreement marks the first time … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Italy, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

RICERCA E SVILUPPO: DA BEI € 60 MILIONI AL GRUPPO PIAGGIO PER I PROGETTI REALIZZATI IN ITALIA

Posted on 3, December 2012 by

Milano, 3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — La Banca europea per gli investimenti (BEI) e Piaggio hanno firmato un contratto di finanziamento di 60 milioni di euro a sostegno dei progetti di ricerca e sviluppo del Gruppo Piaggio. Il finanziamento ha durata di … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Transportation & Logistics

Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of Belgian ground handling service provider Aviapartner by LBO France

Posted on 3, December 2012 by

Brussels, 3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Aviapartner of Belgium by WFS of France, ultimately controlled by funds managed by LBO France. Aviapartner and WFS both provide ground handling and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, France, Government, Transportation & Logistics

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INFORMATIVA SU ACQUISTO AZIONI PROPRIE

Posted on 30, November 2012 by

Milano, 30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Piaggio & C. S.p.A. comunica di aver acquistato in data 16 novembre 2012 n. 23.000 azioni proprie al prezzo medio di 1,8123 Euro per azione, per un controvalore complessivo pari a 41.682 Euro, nell’ambito dell’autorizzazione all’acquisto … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Investment, Italy, Transportation & Logistics

Rolls-Royce to design and power new Chinese Offshore Supply Vessels

Posted on 30, November 2012 by
UT 755 Offshore Supply Vessels

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £12 million order to design and equip two platform supply vessels (PSVs). The vessels will be built at Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in China. Rolls-Royce UT 755 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Industrial, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Ecuador: EIB loan for Quito’s first metro line

Posted on 30, November 2012 by
Ecuador: Préstamo del BEI para la primera línea de metro en Quito La Vicepresidenta del BEI, Magdalena Álvarez Arza y el Subsecretario de Financiamiento Público del Ministerio de Finanzas de la República de Ecuador, Willam Vásconez, han firmado hoy en Luxemburgo el correspondiente contrato de financiación.

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 200 million to the Republic of Ecuador to finance Quito’s first metro line. EIB Vice-President Magdalena Álvarez Arza and the Undersecretary for Public Finances at the Ministry of Finance of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics

Research and development: EIB lends EUR 60 million to Piaggio Group for projects carried out in Italy

Posted on 30, November 2012 by
PIAGGIO R&D II Financing of Piaggio's selected activities for the research, technical improvement and product development of scooters, motorcycles and small light commercial vehicles.

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Piaggio today signed a EUR 60 million finance contract to support Piaggio Group’s research and development projects. The loan will be for a term of seven years and will be used … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

APM Terminals Proposes New Nigerian Mega-Port Project

Posted on 30, November 2012 by

– Multi-purpose Badagry Port to include Free Trade Zone; – Development consortium planning for 2016 opening. Lagos, Nigeria, 30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — APM Terminals and its consortium partners have announced plans to develop a new greenfield mega-port project and Free Trade Zone … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics

Transport: New portal on Trans-European Network with dynamic maps

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

Brussels, 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is launching today a public portal allowing citizens and businesses to access up to date information on the advancement of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) through satellite-based dynamic maps, facts, figures and various audio-visual … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Government, Internet & Online, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

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Lower Inn Valley railway line completed – Record EIB loan for high-speed line

Posted on 29, November 2012 by
ÖBB Weststrecke Pat Cox, EU-Coordinator Priority Project No. 1, Doris Bures, Austrian Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation, and Technology, Tyrol’s governor Günther Platter, Radfeld’s Mayor Josef Auer, CEO ÖBB-Holding AG Christian Kern, and CEO of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Andreas Matthä 26/11/2012

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Austrian Railways (ÖBB) officially completed its high-speed rail line project in the Lower Inn Valley in the Tyrol. The European Investment Bank (EIB) provided a total of EUR 1 billion for this ambitious project in its biggest ever … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Construction, European Union, Financial, Investment, Transportation & Logistics

ÖBB western line: EIB lends EUR 1 billion to finance extension of Danube line

Posted on 29, November 2012 by
Bahnstrecke Unterinntal fertiggestellt – Rekord-Darlehen der EIB für Hochleistungstrasse Dr. Georg-Michael Vavrovsky, Member of the Board of Management ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Wilhelm Molterer, Vice President of the EIB and Andreas Matthä, CEO ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG. 26/11/2012

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is financing the extension of one of Europe’s most important rail links. In 2007 and 2008 the EIB provided loans totalling EUR 400 million for the four-track extension of the Vienna-St. Pölten … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics

EIB provides GBP100m for Johnson Matthey’s European R&D

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Specialist research into emission control, process and low carbon technologies undertaken by Johnson Matthey will be supported by a GBP 100m loan agreed with the European Investment Bank. This work is expected to make a significant contribution … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Produktionsmeilenstein im Daimler Trucks Werk in Saltillo, Mexiko: 100.000 Freightliner gefertigt

Posted on 29, November 2012 by
In dem Lkw-Werk in Saltillo, Mexiko rollt der 100.000ste schwere Fernverkehrs-Lkw des Typs Freightliner Cascadia vom Band. Daimler Trucks North America übergibt den Jubiläums-Lkw an den langjährigen Kunden „Grupo Mon-Ro“, einem mexikanischen Speditionsbetrieb. Fotonummer: 12C1265_1 Dateigröße: 4,224 MB Dateigröße, niedrig: 0,028 MB Datum: 28.11.2012

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) feiert den 100.000sten Freightliner des Lkw-Produktionswerks in Saltillo, Mexiko Damit erreicht Daimler einen erfolgreichen Meilenstein im internationalen Produktionsverbund Vielversprechende Zukunft für den mexikanischen Standort mit einer jährlichen Produktionskapazität von 30.000 Lkw Stuttgart / Saltillo, Mexiko, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

The CGAMEC joint venture of Eurocopter, COHC and Samwell Aviation expands its helicopter maintenance capabilities in China

Posted on 29, November 2012 by
The CGAMEC joint venture of Eurocopter, COHC and Samwell Aviation expands its helicopter maintenance capabilities in China (Ref. DSC_0124, © Copyright Eurocopter China).

China’s CGAMEC (COHC General Aviation Maintenance & Engineering Company) joint venture has broadened its helicopter support and services with rotor blade repair approval by Eurocopter, further developing this company’s capabilities as the rotorcraft sector continues to develop and mature in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Budapest erhält bisher größte Flotte neuer Mercedes-Benz Citaro Stadtbusse

Posted on 28, November 2012 by
Budapest erhält bisher größte Flotte neuer Mercedes-Benz Citaro Stadtbusse: In der ungarischen Hauptstadt Budapest sorgen ab dem 1. Mai 2013 insgesamt 159 Mercedes-Benz Citaro Stadtbusse der neuen Generation für komfortablen und umweltschonenden Personennahverkehr. Mercedes-Benz Citaro, 2 Türen, Exterieur Fotonummer: 11C489_004 Dateigröße: 2,334 MB Dateigröße, niedrig: 0,014 MB Datum: 20.05.2011

Bestellung umfasst insgesamt 159 Mercedes-Benz Citaro der neuen Generation Auslieferung beginnt bereits im April 2013 Till Oberwörder: „Eine Bestellung in dieser Größenordnung ist ein starker Beweis für das Vertrauen unserer Kunden in die hohe Qualität, Umweltverträglichkeit und Zuverlässigkeit unserer Busse.“ … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Hungary, Transportation & Logistics

EADS North America awarded $181.8 million Army contract option for 34 UH-72A Lakotas

Posted on 27, November 2012 by
UH-72A Lakota in the Security and Support Battalion configuration (Copyright EADS-North America)

Contract builds on 243 on-time, on-budget Lakota deliveries ARLINGTON, Va., 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $181.8 million contract option to deliver 34 additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters, bringing the total aircraft ordered to date to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Interjet signs purchase agreement for 40 A320neo

Posted on 26, November 2012 by
Interjet, A320neo (c) Airbus

Mexican airline latest in Latin America to select world’s best selling aircraft Blagnac, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Mexican low-cost carrier and all-Airbus operator Interjet signed a purchase agreement for 40 A320neo aircraft. Interjet will announce the aircraft’s engine selection at a later … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

car2go erweitert sein Geschäftsgebiet in Köln

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

Köln, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — car2go, Pionier und Marktführer unter den voll-flexiblen Autovermietsystemen für Ballungsräume, erweitert sein Geschäftsgebiet in Köln insbesondere in den rechtsrheinischen Stadtteilen. Ab sofort können in Köln car2go Mieten auch in weiten Teilen Mülheims, unter anderem im Bereich um den … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics