(IN BRIEF) Talgo’s 230 train has received technical approval from the European Railway Agency and Germany’s Federal Railway Authority for commercial service in Germany and Denmark, paving the way for operations under Deutsche Bahn’s “ICE L” and DSB’s “EuroCity” brands. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Br 105 locomotive, cross-border rail, Danske Statsbaner, DB Infra Go, Deutsche Bahn, EBA, ERA, EuroCity, European rail approval, Flix, high-speed trains, ICE L, interoperability, modular train design, ÖBB Infra, partnership, ProRail, railway innovation, SBB, Spanish manufacturing, sustainable transport, TALGO, Talgo 230, TÜV SÜD Rail
(IN BRIEF) Gasum will supply only renewable bio-LNG to Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia, enabling the vessel’s daily Finland–Sweden route to run entirely on fossil-free fuel. The initiative, part of a collaboration with Stena Line to meet FuelEU Maritime compliance, allows Wasaline … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aurora Botnia, Bio-LNG, bunkering services, carbon neutrality, EU regulation compliance, fossil-free shipping, FuelEU Maritime, Gasum, greenhouse gas reduction, Jacob Granqvist, liquefied biogas, LNG, maritime decarbonization, partnership, Peter Ståhlberg, renewable fuel, Stena Line, sustainability, sustainable ferry operations, Umeå, Vaasa, Wasaline, waste-based biofuel
(IN BRIEF) The first section of Phase 2 of Bangalore’s metro expansion, the 19-kilometre Yellow Line with 16 stations, has officially opened, marking a major advancement in the city’s sustainable transport development. Backed by a EUR 340 million loan from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Agence Française de Développement, air quality improvement, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Bangalore metro, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, BMZ, CO2 reduction, economic growth, European Investment Bank, European railway industry, German railway industry, INDIA, integrated transport system, Japan International Cooperation Agency, KfW, multimodal transport, partnership, Phase 2 metro expansion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, public health benefits, sustainability, sustainable transport, urban mobility, Yellow Line
(IN BRIEF) DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative have published a study on decarbonizing the short sea dry bulk fleet, revealing that limited incentives for smaller vessels are slowing progress toward IMO 2050 goals. Many ships in the ageing European … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AIS modeling, biofuel blending, cargo owners, decarbonization, DNV, dry bulk fleet, e-methanol, EU emissions reporting, fleet renewal, green premium, Hannes von Knorring, IMO 2050, marine gas oil, Operational Efficiency, partnership, renewable energy shipping solutions, Responsible Shipping Initiative, RSI, Sebastian Tamm, short sea shipping, sustainbility, Swedish Transport Administration
(IN BRIEF) Schindler will serve as the exclusive supplier of all elevators and escalators for Line 1 of Bogotá’s first metro system, a fully automated, driverless transit network expected to transport over one million passengers daily by 2028. The 23.9-kilometer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged accessibility, BIM, Bogotá, Bogotá Metro, BRT integration, Building Information Modelling, Colombia, elevators, escalators, Line 1, partnership, public transport infrastructure, RAMS, Reliability Availability Maintainability and Safety, Schindler, Schindler ActionBoard, Technical Operations Center Medellín, urban mobility, Vikén Martarian
(IN BRIEF) FL Technics has opened a 2,041 m² Wheels and Brakes facility in Bergamo, Italy—its fourth in Europe—positioned near Milan Bergamo Airport to serve airlines in Southern and Western Europe. Alongside sites in Vilnius, Budapest, and Hanover, the new … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Industrial, Italy, Lithuania, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AOG support, Avia Solutions Group, aviation maintenance, Bergamo, Budapest, Emissions Reduction, Europe, FL Technics, Hanover, landing gear MRO, logistics optimization, Milan Bergamo Airport, regional network, skilled technicians, turnaround times, Vilnius, Wheels and Brakes facility, Zilvinas Lapinskas
(IN BRIEF) FL Technics, part of Avia Solutions Group, has been appointed an official Honeywell channel partner for business and general aviation. The collaboration empowers FL Technics’ MRO centers to supply, install, and support Honeywell engines and APUs under a … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Industrial, Lithuania, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged APUs, Arūnas Ganiprauskas, Avia Solutions Group, Aviation Safety, avionics, Business Aviation, certified installation, channel partner, connectivity, engines, FL Technics, Flavio Michio Osanai, fuel efficiency, general aviation, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, mechanical systems, MRO Solutions, OEM-backed framework, on-time performance, Operational Efficiency
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has inaugurated its first signalling competence centre in the CIS region, based in Astana, to support Kazakhstan’s railway digitalisation with advanced signalling solutions and local engineering development. The centre, launched on 5 August 2025, will deliver customised … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Astana, CIS region, digital transformation, electric locomotives, global innovation network, industrial sites, Jérôme Boyet, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Kazakhstan, KTZ, localisation, Onvia Lock, rail ecosystem, Ramazan Sadyrkulov, signalling competence centre, software development, system modernisation
(IN BRIEF) Singapore’s Land Transport Authority has awarded Alstom a multi-hundred-million-euro contract to install its Urbalis communications-based train control system on the East–West Line’s Tanah Merah, Expo, and Changi Airport stations and to equip the Thomson–East Coast Line extension to … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, Changi Airport station, Changi Airport Terminal 5, driverless signalling, energy savings, Expo station, Gardens by the Bay, Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Link, Land Transport Authority of Singapore, Marina Bay, Platform Screen Doors, ST Engineering Urban Solutions, Tanah Merah station, TELe, Thomson-East Coast Line extension, travel time reduction, Urbalis CBTC, Yann Maixandeau
(IN BRIEF) Chiltern Railways, part of Arriva Group, has obtained DfT approval to lease 13 new train sets from Beacon Trains under a 10-year contract. These units—scheduled to enter service from 2026—will replace older rolling stock on routes linking London, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 10-year lease, accessibility, Amanda Furlong, Arriva Group, Beacon Trains, Chiltern Railways, Class 68 locomotives, Department for Transport, electrification, HVO, hydrotreated vegetable oil, live information screens, London Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire West Midlands, Lord Hendy, low-emission trains, renewable fuel, rolling stock modernization, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, EIB, and EU have joined forces to finance the reconstruction and electrification of Albania’s Durrës–Rrogozhinë railway, part of Pan-European Corridor VIII. The EBRD’s €30 million sovereign loan, matched by the EIB and backed by €60 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Corridor VIII, cross-border link, Donald Mishaxhiu, Durrës–Rrogozhinë railway, EBRD, EIB, electrification, EU transport standards, European Union, Green Economy Transition, green transition, Hekurudha Shqiptare, NORTH MACEDONIA, Petrit Malaj, Regional Connectivity, road-to-rail shift, station rehabilitation, sustainable transport, track renewal, Western Balkans Investment Framework
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has acquired inTime Group from Super Group Limited, adding a time-critical logistics leader to its Goods & Services segment. inTime Group, with €115 million in 2024 revenue and 450 employees, operates three divisions: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3PL, 5PL, Germany, Goods & Services segment, innovative logistics, inTime, inTime Group, Isernhagen, LibCycle, lithium-ion battery transport, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, partnership, platform acquisition, Super Group Limited, time-critical logistics, Trans-Logo-Tech
(IN BRIEF) DICV has introduced two new BharatBenz HX models (2828C HX and 3532C HX) with 280 hp or 320 hp powertrains, advanced driver aids, and high-gradeability axles for demanding off-road use. The Torqshift series adds two automatic-transmission trucks (2832CM … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 280 hp, 2828C HX, 2828C Ready Mix Concrete, 2832CM, 320 hp, 3532C HX, 3532CM, Achim Puchert, BharatBenz HX series, construction segment, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Daimler Truck AG, DICV, G211-12 Powershift 3, Hill Hold Assist, IRT440-11 rear axle, Mercedes-Benz Trucks division, mining segment, OM 926 BS VI engine, Oragadam Chennai plant, partnership, predictive maintenance, Torqshift series, uptime center hub
(IN BRIEF) On 4 August 2025, Colas Inc agreed to acquire Suit-Kote for over USD 450 million from the founding Suits family. Suit-Kote, established in 1921, specializes in liquid asphalt distribution, emulsion mixes, road construction, and pavement preservation in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged bitumen distribution, Bouygues group, Colas Inc, emulsion mixes, Hart-Scott-Rodino, international growth strategy, John Harrington, liquid asphalt, North America market, Northeastern United States, partnership, pavement preservation, Pierre Vanstoflegatte, road construction, Suit-Kote, Suits family, sustainability, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) Hapag-Lloyd has welcomed 61 new trainees into its maritime education programs, combining onshore and at-sea pathways to train future professionals in logistics, technology, and seafaring. Of these, 29 apprentices begin maritime roles on dedicated training ships—including the Chicago … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Apprenticeships, career pathways, Chicago Express, Donya-Florence Amer, dual study, Germany’s maritime training landscape, global fleet, Hamburg School of Business Administration, Hapag-Lloyd, logistics, maritime training, nautical officers’ assistants, Nordakademie University of Applied Sciences, seafaring, ship mechanics, technical officer’s assistant, technology, VDR Ferienfahrer program
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a €770 million Bundeswehr contract for over 1,000 logistics vehicles—963 swap-body trucks (some with protected cabins) and 425 UTVs in 4×4 and 8×8 variants—to be delivered by late 2025. This follows a 2024 framework permitting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged André Barthel, Bundeswehr, HX vehicle family, logistics vehicles, partnership, Rheinmetall, swap-body trucks, transport vehicles, UTV
(IN BRIEF) Swissport’s new perishable handling center at Liège Airport, fully operational from 1 August, offers a 2–8 °C airside facility for up to 40 ULDs, enhancing the company’s flower corridor and complementing its 27,000 m² cargo footprint opened in … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged airside facility, cargo terminal, cool-chain, direct transfer, Dirk Goovaerts, Dutch flower market, eCommerce & Logistics, flower corridor, Liège Airport, partnership, perishable handling center, Saltend Chemicals Park, specialized cargo, Swissport, temperature-controlled, unit load devices, Wilfried Jans
(IN BRIEF) ABP has let a 158,000 sq ft warehouse plus 53,000 sq ft of covered space at King George Dock in Hull to Mitsubishi Chemical UK, enhancing the Port of Hull’s strategic logistics network. The site’s proximity to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABP, Andrew Dawes, Associated British Ports, Canopy, chemical manufacturing, Fluor Corporation, Greg Lacey, Hull Container Terminal, Humber Estuary, King George Dock, logistics, Michael Curtis, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, Mitsubishi Chemical UK Limited, partnership, Port of Hull, Saltend Chemicals Park, SoarnoL EVOH, supply chain efficiency, sustainability, Warehousing
(IN BRIEF) Following a May 2025 MoU focused on Maritime domain cooperation—including vessel support, strike missiles, surveillance systems, and frigate deliveries—BAE Systems and Kongsberg signed a secondary MoU in July 2025 to extend their partnership into the Air domain. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced materials, Air domain, BAE Systems, defence collaboration, KONGSBERG, Maritime domain, maritime surveillance, Memorandum of Understanding, mission support, NATO, Norway, partnership, research and technology, strike missiles, targeting systems, through-life support, training solutions, Type 26 Frigates, UK, uncrewed air systems, Vanguard vessel system
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler’s Hands Free Access Sensor delivers contactless opening and closing of trunks and sliding doors using 24 GHz Doppler radar to detect targeted hand or foot gestures within 60 cm. Produced at scale since late 2024 for leading … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 24 GHz radar, AI calibration, bumper integration, chassis mount, contactless access, Control Motion, Doppler technology, Hands Free Access Sensor, IAA MOBILITY 2025, LIN interface, Motion Technology Company, Schaeffler, single-screw installation, sliding doors, trunk opening
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