British Safety Council welcomes Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guideline on health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences

The newly published Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guideline on health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences is a strong argument for focusing on prevention and good governance, says the British Safety Council LONDON, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The British Safety Council … Read the full press release

Rundfunkfinanzierungsreform: Sixt ist nach wie vor der Auffassung, dass die Reform mit schweren Strukturfehlern behaftet und deshalb verfassungswidrig ist

Erich Sixt: „Entscheidung des Bayerischen Verwaltungsgerichtshofs ist alles andere als überraschend.“ Pullach, Germany, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sixt wird den Rechtsstreit gegen die seit Anfang 2013 geltende Rundfunkfinanzierungsreform vor dem Bundesverwaltungsgericht fortsetzen. Der Bayerische Verwaltungsgerichtshof hatte gestern die Berufung von Sixt gegen … Read the full press release

ELKO Group to distribute SolidFire’s all-flash, scale-out storage system in the Baltics

ELKO Group, one of the largest IT product wholesalers, solutions and services experts in Eastern Europe, today announced that it has joined the SolidFire Cloud Builder Partner Program as a distributor of SolidFire’s all-flash, scale-out storage system in the Baltics. … Read the full press release

Inmarsat selects OTE Group and Greece for location of the terrestrial satellite infrastructure for its European Aviation Network (EAN)

OTE Group’s terrestrial satellite station will serve as a gateway between space and ground ATHENS, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has selected OTE Group and Greece for the location of the … Read the full press release

Wessels Reederei, MAN Diesel & Turbo sign contract at Europort exhibition

Four-stroke MAN engine to be converted to dual-fuel operation COPENHAGEN, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Wessels Reederei, the German shipping company, has signed a contract with MAN Diesel & Turbo at the Europort exhibition for maritime technology to retrofit the 8L48/60B … Read the full press release

The largest and most powerful engine from MAN Diesel & Turbo portfolio ever designed and built approaches market début

COPENHAGEN, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Doosan Engine has reported that the initial start of an MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 two-stroke engine took place during October 2015 at its works in Korea –a successful shop-test subsequently followed. Rated at 103,000 horsepower, the … Read the full press release

MAN Engines to present its latest generation of six-cylinder engines for yachts at Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in Florida, USA

Modern common rail injection system with up to 1,800 bar. Proven and modified engine components. Elegant design cover. MUNICH, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MAN Engines is set to present its latest generation of six-cylinder engines at the Fort Lauderdale Boat … Read the full press release

MAN holds top position in key global climate protection index compiled by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

Company reaches maximum score in Climate Disclosure Leadership Index MUNICH, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MAN has received top scores for transparency and measures in fighting climate change and once more holds a top position in the key global climate protection … Read the full press release

Bank Austria now offers personal advice through video calls for hearing impaired customers

As a pioneer of barrier-free services, Bank Austria now offers personal advice through video calls for hearing impaired customers based on its SmartBanking service model Interpreters of the ÖGS.barrierefrei service centre translate the consultations simultaneously into sign language No barriers … Read the full press release

Central Bank of Cyprus releases statistics on interest rates applied by monetary financial institutions in Cyprus

Nicosia, Cyprus, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Cyprus releases today the statistics on interest rates applied by monetary financial institutions in Cyprus on deposits and loans in euro for the reference month of September … Read the full press release

The Dutch housing market will grow steadily this year and next – Dutch Housing Market Quarterly by Rabobank

Utrecht, Netherlands, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Dutch housing market will grow steadily this year and next. Some 182,000 houses are expected to be sold this year, a rise of 19% compared to 2014. In 2016 we expect between 175,000 … Read the full press release

Erste Group CEO Andreas Treichl on 9M 2015 results: Better than expected loan growth of 3.1%, lower risk costs and limited one-offs compared to the previous year

VIENNA, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — “Our solid result of EUR 764.2 million for the first nine months of 2015 was driven by several positive developments: better than expected loan growth of 3.1%, lower risk costs and limited one-offs compared to … Read the full press release

CLH Group delivered 3.3 million cubic metres of oil products to the Spanish market during August 2015

MADRID, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Deliveries of oil products from CLH Group facilities to the Spanish market during October totalled 3.3 million cubic metres, 4.2% more than in the same period of the previous year after correction of the seasonal … Read the full press release

Arriva welcomed the decision for the first bus franchising scheme outside London

Sunderland, UK, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Arriva has welcomed the decision of an independent board set up by the government to assess proposals for the first bus franchising scheme outside London. The Quality Contract Scheme Board ruled that Nexus’s proposals for a Quality … Read the full press release

Alstom’s CEO Kron on H1 2015/16 results: Sound commercial performance in Transport; sales up 8% and operating income increased by 10%

High level of orders and solid backlog Sales and operating income increase Levallois-Perret, France, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Between 1 April and 30 September 2015, Alstom booked a strong €3.9 billion of orders corresponding to a book-to-bill of 1.2. Over the … Read the full press release

Alstom to return part of the proceeds from the transaction with General Electric to its shareholders

Levallois-Perret, France, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the completion of the transaction with General Electric regarding Alstom’s Energy activities, the Group proposes to return a part of the proceeds to its shareholders. In its session of 4 November 2015, Alstom’s Board … Read the full press release

Evaluation affirms the performance of the QIAGEN’s GeneReader NGS System in detecting gene variants known to be clinically relevant in colorectal cancer

World’s first complete Sample to Insight NGS solution proves equal or better compared with other sequencing workflows and alternative technologies Austin, Texas, and Hilden, Germany, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that an … Read the full press release

QIAGEN N.V. starts commercialization activities for its GeneReader NGS System

First truly end-to-end solution brings next-generation sequencing within reach for any lab Austin, Texas, and Hilden, Germany, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the start of commercialization activities for its GeneReader NGS System, … Read the full press release

APM Terminals: Five of the world’s largest port operators joined by the Port of Rotterdam Authority launch joint environmental initiative

World’s leading port operators conduct green activities globally to promote environmental awareness The Hague, Netherlands, 5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thousands of port employees around the world have enthusiastically contributed their time and effort to a joint environmental initiative launched by marine … Read the full press release

Qingdao Port Group and APM Terminals sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the APM Terminals Vado, Italy port project

Agreement marks first overseas project in Qingdao Port’s international development. The Hague, Netherlands, 5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Leaders from Qingdao Port Group met with APM Terminals executives in The Hague to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the APM Terminals Vado, … Read the full press release