(IN BRIEF) Fraunhofer IIS is developing an affordable solution for continuous infrastructure monitoring by adapting radar sensors originally designed for the automotive sector. In response to growing concerns about Germany’s aging bridges and railways, the approach repurposes robust vehicle sensor … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Science, Technology
Tagged automotive technology reuse, bridge safety, Carola Bridge Dresden, Christoph Sohrmann, civil engineering monitoring, cost effective sensors, Fraunhofer IIS, Fraunhofer IIS Advances Continuous Structural Monitoring Using Vehicle Radar Systems, infrastructure monitoring, interferometric radar, MEMS sensors, public infrastructure safety, radar sensors, railway infrastructure, RICARES project, structural health monitoring, TU Dresden
(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) Stadler has secured a contract with A-Train AB to supply seven FLIRT trains for the Arlanda Express route, which will run between Arlanda Airport and Stockholm Central Station starting in late 2029. The contract, valued at approximately 350 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A-Train AB, Arlanda express, customer service, FLIRT trains, high-speed trains, maintenance contract, modern fleet, Nordic climate, partnership, passenger comfort, railway infrastructure, Stadler, Stockholm Central Station, sustainability, Sweden, train order, train technology, transportation
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has secured a pivotal agreement with RESA Yapi Elektromekanik A.S. to supply the Rigid Overhead Catenary System (ROCS) for a segment of Türkiye’s new high-speed railway between Halkali and Kapikule, part of the TEN-T network. This innovative … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Türkiye
Tagged aerial feeding system, Alstom, Alstom Algeria, Alstom Valmadrera, Edoardo Gino, electrification, freight transport, Halkali, high-speed railway, INNOVATION, İstanbul, Kapikule, Lake Küçükçekmece, Lecco, partnership, passenger transport, railway infrastructure, RESA Yapi Elektromekanik A.S., Rigid Overhead Catenary System, ROCS, sustainability, sustainable mobility, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Türkiye, twin tunnel
(IN BRIEF) Ukraine is set to upgrade its border rail infrastructure with neighboring EU countries, boosting both freight and passenger transport while reinforcing its role as a transport hub. This project includes comprehensive improvements such as track repairs, relocation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged border upgrades, cross-border connectivity, EIB, EU, EU Connecting Europe Facility, EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes, European Commissioner for Enlargement, European Investment Bank, freight operations, gantry cranes, intermodal terminal, Marta Kos, Oleksii Kuleba, partnership, passenger transport, railway infrastructure, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, track repairs, UKRAINE, Ukraine Facility, Ukrainian Railways, Ukrzaliznytsia, wagon inspections
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has significantly increased its financing in the Czech Republic, rising to €2.47 billion in 2024. This marks a 33% growth from 2023, with key investments in infrastructure, the railway and energy sectors, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, ČEZ, Czech Railways, Czech Republic, decarbonization, economic growth, EIB, EIF, energy efficiency, energy sector, EU, European Investment Bank, financing, funding, investment, investment support, job creation, Kyriacos Kakouris, partnership, railway infrastructure, renewable energy, Rohlik, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable development, Trans-European Transport Network, Y Soft, €2.47 billion
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is loaning €466 million to the Czech Republic to upgrade railway infrastructure as part of a larger European effort to improve rail services and meet climate goals. The funding will support key projects such as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged climate goals, climate neutral by 2050, Czech Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura, Czech Ministry of Finance, Czech Republic, Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka, economic revitalization, EIB, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, ERTMS, EU subsidies, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Just Transition Mechanism, European Rail Traffic Management System, loan, partnership, passenger comfort, Public Sector Loan Facility, Rail Modernization, rail safety, rail services, rail upgrades, railway infrastructure, railway stations, reconstruction, regional cohesion, Road transport, Správa železnic, sustainability, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, TRANSPORT
(IN BRIEF) The European Union has announced two key investments to support Moldova’s development: a €200 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for forest expansion and a €12 million EU grant to upgrade the country’s railway infrastructure. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Moldova, News
Tagged EIB, EU, forestry, investment, Maia Sandu, MOLDOVA, partnership, railway infrastructure, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €400 million contract with Croatia’s Ministry of Finance to support the country’s railway infrastructure and rolling stock upgrade. Part of a €900 million commitment, this financing aims to promote sustainable … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged clean transport, CROATIA, EIB, European Investment Bank, Hrvatske željeznice Infrastruktura, Hrvatske željeznice Putnički prijevoz, HŽI, HŽPP, JASPERS, loan, Marko Primorac, Oleg Butković, railway, railway infrastructure, railway network, railway upgrade, rolling stock, Teresa Czerwińska
(IN BRIEF) Railway infrastructure manager Adif has awarded Alstom a €13.7m contract to develop an innovative railway safety innovation project in Spain. Alstom will develop a new application of the European Traffic Management System (ERTMS) for low density lines, introducing … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ADIF, Alstom, ERTMS, European Traffic Management System, Leopoldo Maestu, low density lines, rail traffic management, railway infrastructure, railway operation, railway safety, signalling, smart mobility, sustainable mobility, train
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 7-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Cargotec Corporation (HEL: CGCBV), a Finnish company that makes cargo-handling machinery for ships, ports, terminals and local distribution, has announced that its subsidiary Hiab, a leading provider of smart and sustainable load handling … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cargotec, Hiab, HIAB iX.122 RAIL, HIAB iX.142 RAIL, HIAB iX.162 RAIL, HIAB iX.192 RAIL, HIAB iX.232 RAIL, HIAB iX.262 RAIL, HIAB iX.2758 RAIL, HIAB iX.302 RAIL, HIAB railway loader crane, IAA, loader cranes, Marcel Boxem, rail, railway, railway infrastructure, railway loader crane, SPACEevo
An 876 million euro[1] contract by National Authority for Tunnels, for Cairo Line 1 upgrades 55 Metropolis trains: brings state-of-the-art technology and 8-year maintenance programme (PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-OUEN, 8-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom (EPA: ALO), a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Andrew deLeone, Bruno Le Maire, Cairo Metro Line 1, EGYPT, Egyptian Company for Metros, El Marg, H.E. Kamel El-Wazir, Helwan, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Le Creusot, maintenance, metro line in Egypt, Metropolis metro, Metropolis trains, NAT, National Authority for Tunnels, power supply, public transportation, railway infrastructure, Railways, signalling systems, TransMEA 2021, urban network, Valenciennes Petite-Forêt, Villeurbanne
Luxembourg / Budapest, Hungary, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 250 million to finance the implementation ofHungary’s railway infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrading investment programme for the period2013-2016. The objective is to improve the safety, capacity and performance of the existingconventional railway infrastructure with positive impacts on commuters and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged banks, EIB, EU, Financial, Hungarian railways, Hungary, investment, loan, Luxembourg, railway infrastructure, The European Investment Bank, TRANSPORT
Vilnius, 4-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer, has signed a EUR 50 million loan agreement with Lithuanian Railways today for the acquisition of modern rolling stock. After the support for the upgrading of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged CIS countries, EIB, Lithuania, Lithuanian Railways, loan, locomotives, Modernisation, platform wagons, railway infrastructure, railway modernisation, Railways, rolling stock, Stasys Dailydka, Vilnius, wagons, Werner Hoyer
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