(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri has finalized a contract with TUI Cruises, a joint venture of TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, for two new InTUItion class cruise ships to be delivered in 2031 and 2032. The order replaces a previous … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged cruise ship order, dual-fuel technology, environmental standards, Fincantieri, Fincantieri Expands Role in Global Cruise Market with Major TUI Cruises Order, Fincantieri Strengthens Partnership with TUI Cruises and Royal Caribbean Through New Shipbuilding Contract, fleet expansion, InTUItion class, Italian shipbuilding, LNG propulsion, Marella Cruises, Mein Schiff Flow, Mein Schiff Relax, New Generation of InTUItion Class Ships to Be Delivered by Fincantieri for TUI Cruises, Pierroberto Folgiero, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, sustainable cruise ships, TUI AG, TUI Cruises
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has introduced its first set of mini-sized, cash-settled futures on major European government bonds, including the 10-year OAT, Bund, Bono, and BTP, as well as the first 30-year BTP. Listed on Euronext Derivatives Milan with a notional … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Norway, Portugal, Technology, Travel
Tagged 30-year BTP, Anthony Attia, Bono, BTP, Bund, Euronext, Euronext Clearing, Euronext Derivatives Milan, Euronext Expands into Fixed Income Derivatives with the Launch of Mini-Sized Futures on Key European Government Bonds, Euronext Strengthens Fixed Income Innovation with First 30-Year BTP Mini Futures and Expanded Product Line, European government bonds, financial markets, fixed income derivatives, Innovate for Growth 2027, institutional investors, liquidity providers, mini-sized futures, MOT, MTS, New Euronext Mini Futures Enhance Retail and Institutional Trading Opportunities in European Bonds, OAT, Optiq trading technology, retail investors, risk management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €450 million loan to Thales to fund its aeronautics and radar research and development programme through 2027. This initiative aims to enhance civil and military flight safety, modernise radar equipment, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, France, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged aeronautics, aerospace, Ambroise Fayolle, civil aviation, Cybersecurity, Defence, EIB, EIB provides €450 million loan to Thales for R&D in aeronautics and radar under TechEU programme, EIB strengthens support for European defence innovation with €450 million loan to Thales, European Commission, European Defence Agency, European Investment Bank, European sovereignty, innovation financing, military aviation, NATO, Pascal Bouchiat, radar, research and development, SECURITY, Security and Defence Office, TechEU, Thales
(IN BRIEF) KPN has launched a new travel expense app that combines convenience with sustainability by linking expense claims to CO2 emissions insights and gamification. Developed with Reisbalans, the app automatically tracks employees’ travel movements, offering visual feedback and comparisons … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged Carlo Steenvoorden, CO2 dashboard, cycling allowance, Employee Benefits, expense claims, gamification, home sustainability, HR Innovation, KPN, Netherlands, partnership, Reisbalans, sustainability, sustainable commuting, travel app
(IN BRIEF) Lagardère SA has appointed Nathalie Pellet as Deputy Director of Investor Relations within its Treasury, Financing and Investor Relations Department, effective 1 September 2025. She will also oversee Louis Hachette Group’s financial communications. Pellet, a graduate of ESSEC … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, Travel
Tagged appointment, ESSEC Business School, Euronext Paris, Investor Relations, Lagardère Live, Lagardère Live Entertainment, Lagardère News, Lagardère Paris Racing, Lagardère Publishing, Lagardère Radio, Lagardère SA, Lagardère Travel Retail, leadership, Louis Hachette Group, Nathalie Pellet, PwC, Treasury Financing, Vivendi SE
(IN BRIEF) COWI and Arkitema have won DSB’s tender for a four-year framework agreement on total consultancy services, supporting the Danish rail operator’s mission to modernise and improve passenger stations across the country. Running from 2025 to 2029, with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Architecture, Arkitema, civil engineering, consultancy services, COWI, Danish railways, Denmark transportation, design, DSB, Lars Gøtke, partnership, passenger experience, protected buildings, railway infrastructure, station modernisation, station renovation, sustainability, Thomas Solgaard Sørensen
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank will provide Správa železnic with 27 months of advisory support for three major Czech railway PPP projects, including the Prague Airport rail link and high-speed connections in Moravia. Fully funded by the InvestEU Advisory … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Brno, Connecting Europe Facility, Czech Republic transport strategy, EIB, EU transport strategy, European Investment Bank, European rail corridors, High-Speed Moravian Corridor, High-Speed Rail, InvestEU Advisory Hub, Jiří Svoboda, Kladno, Kyriacos Kakouris, Ostrava, PPP, Prague Airport rail link, Přerov, Public Private Partnership, railway modernization, Správa železnic, sustainable transport, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Václav Havel Airport
(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) Adyen’s 2025 Hospitality and Travel Report reveals a transformative shift: Boomers lead with a 106 percent increase in AI-driven trip planning, contributing to a 74 percent overall jump in AI use for destination discovery. The survey of 40,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Travel
Tagged 2025 Hospitality and Travel Report, Adyen, AI search tools, AI travel booking, boomers, end-to-end guest experience, fragmented payment systems, Gen X, Gen-Z, global financial technology platform, hospitality insights, Millennials, payment fraud, personalization, Phil Crawford, Protect module, seamless payments, travel inspiration, Uplift fraud prevention
(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Daniel Wood succeeds Paul Martin as Managing Director, Maritime for Europe & West Africa at ABL. With over 30 years’ experience—20 years at sea on naval and cruise vessels, a decade managing ports and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL Group, appointment, Client Engagement, Daniel Wood, decarbonisation, energy consultancy, Europe, leadership, Managing Director Maritime, marine consultancy, Paul Martin, port operations, ports and harbours, regulatory compliance, retirement, strategic expansion, vessel governance, West Africa
(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard today launched the Viking Mira, a 54,300 GT cruise ship scheduled to commence operations in spring 2026 across the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. The ceremony, led by Gilberto Tobaldi and Gastone Lazzari, marked the vessel’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Ancona shipyard, artificial intelligence, boutique cruise ships, environmental standards, exhaust gas treatment systems, Fincantieri, Gastone Lazzari, Gilberto Tobaldi, high-efficiency engines, international safety regulations, Mediterranean itineraries, Northern Europe itineraries, ocean fleet, Operations Excellence program, partnership, robotics, Viking Mira
(IN BRIEF) Infraestruturas de Portugal and the Avan Norte consortium have inked a 30‑year concession to deliver the Porto–Oiã section of the Lisbon–Porto high‑speed railway, marking the kickoff of Phase 1. The European Investment Bank will underwrite €875 million of the total … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Technology, Travel
Tagged Avan Norte–Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, Carlos Mota Santos, CEF, climate targets, Connecting Europe Facility, EIB, European Investment Bank, Infraestruturas de Portugal, InvestEU, IP, Jean‑Christophe Laloux, Lisbon–Porto high‑speed railway, LusoLAV, Miguel Cruz, Miguel Pinto Luz, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Porto–Oiã section, public‑private partnership, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Teresa Ribera, territorial cohesion
(IN BRIEF) Continental’s “The Future of Fleets” study, surveying 850 managers across Europe and North America, reveals that 76 percent of fleets face rising operating costs and 46 percent fear broader economic threats. The research illuminates marked differences in each country’s appetite … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Clarisa Doval, commercial vehicle tires, Conti Eco, Conti Urban NXT, ContiConnect, Continental, Dataforce, digital solutions, downtime reduction, driver safety, economic risks, electrification, fleet managers, France, Franziska Ohliger, Germany, innovation readiness, market differences, operating costs, partnership, sustainability, The Future of Fleets, Transport and Logistics, UK
(IN BRIEF) Swissport has signed definitive agreements to buy ASC, expanding its ground and cargo handling footprint at London Heathrow and Gatwick. Heathrow processes most of Britain’s air freight and ranks fifth globally by passengers, while Gatwick serves 43 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, air cargo handling, ASC, Catania, definitive transaction agreements, fifth busiest airport worldwide, ground services, Heathrow warehouses, Ignazio Coraci, Karen Cox, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Palermo, partnership, Swissport, Swissport International, UK air freight, Warwick Brady
(IN BRIEF) MÁV’s 123 Stadler FLIRT trains have clocked over 300 million kilometres since entering service in 2007, yet they have only used about a third of their planned lifespan. Their efficient electric traction has already saved roughly €250 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged CO2 reduction, domestic rail standards, electric traction efficiency, every second passenger, FLIRT fleet, full-service maintenance, Hungary rail transport, KISS double-decker, life cycle cost recovery, MÀV, modern rolling stock maintenance savings, partnership, passenger traffic growth, Róbert Homolya, Stadler, Stadler Trains Hungary, sustainability, sustainable rail transport, tram-train
(IN BRIEF) Safran has closed the $1.8 billion purchase of Collins Aerospace’s flight control and actuation operations, adding 4,000 employees, eight major sites in Europe and Asia, and technology installed on 180 aircraft platforms. The acquired unit posted $1.55 billion in 2024 … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged aftermarket sales, Collins Aerospace flight control and actuation, decarbonization, defense segment missiles, electrification, electro-mechanical actuation and electronics, helicopter and nacelle actuation, hydraulic and mechanical actuation, military helicopter, Mission-Critical Systems, next generation aircraft, Olivier Andries, partnership, Safran, Safran Electronics & Defense, Woodward North American
(IN BRIEF) Aviva has upgraded its Freight Liability insurance, now live on Acturis E‑Trade and Fast Trade, introducing higher coverage limits, a wider array of carriage conditions (including Logistics UK and BIFA), and a new ‘economy’ cover for lower‑risk goods. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Acturis E‑Trade, Aviva, BIFA, brokers, conditions of carriage, cover limits, digital transformation, dual‑platform specialty insurer, economy cover, Errors & Omissions, Fast Trade, Freight Liability, Global Corporate & Specialty, Logistics UK, Marine insurance, underwriters
(IN BRIEF) KKR is acquiring a significant minority stake in Etraveli Group, joining CVC Capital Partners to support the travel tech firm’s ongoing global expansion. Etraveli serves 50 million users annually through its AI-based flight platform and strategic partners like … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Travel
Tagged AI in travel, B2B flight solutions, Blaine MacDougald, Booking.com, CVC Capital Partners, Etraveli Group, fintech travel, flight platform, Flightnetwork, Global Expansion, Gotogate, Gustaf Martin-Löf, J.P. Morgan, KKR, Lorne Somerville, Mathias Hedlund, Mytrip, partnership, Private equity investment, Radisson Hotel Group, Stockholm, structured capital, travel technology, TUI
(IN BRIEF) Regiobahn will introduce three Mireo Smart Plus B battery trains on the RE 47 line in summer 2026, replacing diesel units with emission‑free two‑car sets capable of 120 km ranges and 140 km/h speeds. These trains recharge under existing overhead lines or during … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alexandra Westerkamp, battery multiple unit, battery trains, Benjamin Dobernecker, Dortmund Rail Service Centre, Düsseldorf, emissions‑free rail, Götz Nink, Mireo Smart Plus B, modular design, North Rhine‑Westphalia, partnership, Railigent X, Regiobahn, Remscheid‑Lennep, RE 47, Siemens Mobility, silicon‑carbide technology, Smart Train Lease, sustanability, VRR
(IN BRIEF) ODEG and Stadler previewed a battery‑powered FLIRT Akku train on a ceremonial run from Schwerin to Parchim, ahead of a December 2027 launch under ODEG’s Westmecklenburg II contract. Fourteen units will serve both daily and seasonal regional lines, running emission‑free … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged alternative rail drives, battery train, FLIRT Akku, German Federal Ministry of Transport, Jure Mikolčić, Mecklenburg‑Western Pomerania, NAH.SH, NextGenerationEU, NOW GmbH, ODEG, Parchim, partnership, Project Management Jülich, RB 13, RB 14, RB 15, RB 19, Schwerin, Stadler, Stefan Neubert, sustainability, Westmecklenburg II, zero‑emission rail
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