(IN BRIEF) Omnibus Weidachstein GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of five Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses from Daimler Buses in Neu-Ulm, marking the family-owned company’s first move toward locally CO₂-free public transport. The buses will replace existing vehicles on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, News, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Daimler Buses, Daimler Buses Delivers First eCitaro Fleet to Omnibus Weidachstein in Neu-Ulm, Dr. Sandra Bayerle-Schnarrenberger, electric buses, emobility, Eva Treu, family-owned business, Kilian Benedikt Bayerle, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, locally CO₂-free transport, Marijo Sapina, Mercedes-Benz eCitaro, Neu-Ulm, Omnibus Weidachstein GmbH & Co. KG, Omniplus, Omniplus eService Contract ePremium, Omniplus On, passenger comfort, public transport, regional bus operator, safety systems, sustainable mobility, vehicle handover
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has received the ESG Transparency Award for its 2024/25 sustainability statement, earning recognition as a “Leading Company” and placement in the award’s “Excellence Class”. The statement is the company’s first to comply with the EU’s Corporate … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged corporate sustainability, CSRD, Doris Gstatter, Environmental Reporting, ESG, ESG Transparency Award, EUPD Research, Governance, Kapsch TrafficCom, Kapsch TrafficCom’s 2024/25 Sustainability Statement Recognised for ESG Reporting Excellence, sustainability reporting, sustainable mobility, tolling solutions, traffic management, transparency, Vienna
(IN BRIEF) Webuild, through subsidiary Lane, has finished the new Unionport Bridge spanning Westchester Creek in the Bronx. The $232 million project replaces a 1950s structure and connects key transport corridors, including the Cross Bronx Expressway, Bruckner Expressway and Hutchinson … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 75 year bridge lifespan, bascule bridge replacement, Bronx, Bruckner Expressway, complex infrastructure delivery, Cross Bronx Expressway, Genoa San Giorgio Bridge, Hutchinson River Parkway, Lane Construction, Long Beach International Gateway Bridge, maritime navigation, mechanical lift systems, New York City infrastructure, pedestrian walkway, protected bike lane, Schiavone Construction, Second Bosphorus Bridge, SPC Construction, sustainable mobility, Sydney Metro Northwest viaduct, Unionport Bridge, Unionport Bridge delivered by Webuild’s Lane unit replacing 1950s span and improving Bronx connectivity, Vision Zero, Webuild, Westchester Creek
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility and Sporveien have officially brought Norway’s first CBTC-based metro signalling system into passenger service on a three-kilometre section of the Oslo Metro. The €270 million upgrade will replace all legacy signalling on the 86-kilometre network and … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 36 trains per hour, 40 trains per hour, automation, Bane NOR, CBTC, digital maintenance, European rail, Fornebubanen, GoA2, LTE communications, metro capacity, Norway rail digitalisation, Oslo Metro, Oslo Metro Modernisation Accelerates with Europe’s First Public-LTE Train Control Deployment and Long-Term Digital Support, public LTE, Railigent X, Siemens Mobility, signalling upgrade, Sporveien, sustainable mobility, train control, Trainguard MT, zero-emission city
(IN BRIEF) Borealis has received the Stellantis Supplier of the Year Award for Corporate Social Responsibility and was ranked among the top three Stellantis suppliers for the South America region, marking a notable achievement as the only advanced plastics company … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Automotive, Awards, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Management
Tagged automotive supply chain, Beringen Belgium, Borcycle GD3600SY, Borealis, Borealis strengthens global automotive position with CSR award win and top-three ranking among Stellantis suppliers, circular plastics, EcoVadis Gold, Eide Garcia, Gilles Testu, ISO quality standards, mobility materials, Olivier Raffarin, Peugeot 3008, PP compounding expansion, Project STOP, recycled PP compound, Schwechat Austria, South America top supplier, Stellantis, Supplier of the Year CSR Award, sustainable mobility, We4Customers strategy
(IN BRIEF) Stadler will supply two additional metre-gauge hybrid locomotives to Transports de la région Morges–Bière–Cossonay (MBC) for freight operations on the Bière–Apples–Morges line, with delivery scheduled for late 2028. Designed for dual-mode operation using overhead lines and diesel engines, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged accessibility, Bière Apples Morges line, canton of Vaud, Citylink, environmental transport, Federal Transit Administration, Frédéric Evequoz, freight transport, Hybrid Locomotives, infrastructure, Jay Fox, Light Rail, local investment, Martin Ritter, MBC, MBC expands rail freight capability with next-generation Stadler hybrid metre-gauge locomotives, metre-gauge, MGBahn, MOB, modal shift, narrow-gauge locomotives, passenger experience, Pierre-Alain Perren, public transportation, rail innovation, Rail Manufacturing, RhB, road-to-rail, roll-on roll-off operations, Salt Lake City, Stadler, Stadler and UTA Deepen Collaboration as Salt Lake City Facility Expands TRAX Fleet to 40 Vehicles, Stadler Delivers Local Innovation with New Order of Citylink Light Rail Trains for Utah’s TRAX Expansion, Stadler US, sustainable mobility, Swiss freight modernisation, Swiss railways, Transports de la région Morges–Bière–Cossonay, Trax, TRAX Forward, UTA, Utah Transit Authority, Utah Transportation Conference
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks has begun delivering eActros 600 electric trucks to Amazon in the UK, part of a record-breaking order of over 200 units for operations in Germany and the UK. These vehicles, which can charge from 10% to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged "International Truck of the Year 2025", 400 kW charging, Amazon, battery-electric logistics, Climate Action, Daimler Truck AG, eActros 600, electric trucks, fast charging, freight decarbonization, Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles, LFP battery technology, long-haul transport, Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 strengthens Amazon’s clean transport goals with record UK fleet delivery, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Trucks powers Amazon’s UK logistics decarbonization with rollout of new eActros 600 fleet, renewable transport, road safety, sustainable mobility, transport innovation, UK Logistics, Wörth plant, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler has secured a major contract to supply dual inverters for a new plug-in hybrid pickup truck platform in North America, marking a significant expansion of its E-Mobility business. The inverter, developed at its Deer Park, Illinois site, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Automotive Innovation, Deer Park Illinois, dual inverter, e-mobility, electric drive, electrification, energy efficiency, Green technology, Hassane El-Khoury, hybrid vehicles, IGBT, inverter production, MOSFET, North America, onsemi, pickup trucks, plug-in hybrid, Schaeffler, Schaeffler Expands North American E-Mobility Footprint with New Dual Inverter for Plug-in Hybrid Pickup Trucks, SiC technology, silicon carbide, sustainable mobility, Thomas Stierle, vehicle electrification
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN has opened its first high-performance fast-charging hub for electric vehicles along the S7 expressway at Olsztynek Południe, offering up to 400 kW of power and charging times of around 20 minutes. The hub, capable of charging eight … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Poland, Technology
Tagged CEF Transport AFIF, electric vehicles, Energa, energy transition, European Union, EV infrastructure, fast charging, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Krzysztof Kaczyński, Marek Balawejder, Nowy Dwór Gdański, Olsztynek Południe, ORLEN, ORLEN Accelerates Poland’s EV Transition with New 400 kW Fast-Charging Hub at Olsztynek Południe, ORLEN Charge, ORLEN Expands E-Mobility Network with First Ultra-Fast Charging Hub Along S7 Expressway, Perun E-mobility, Piotr Suchodolski, Poland, S7 Expressway, sustainable mobility, Szczecin, Zero-Emission Transport, Zgorzelec
(IN BRIEF) Alstom is hiring nearly 120 new full-time employees at its Plattsburgh, NY manufacturing site to support production of 374 advanced commuter railcars for NJ TRANSIT. The company will hold a job fair on November 6, offering immediate interviews … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Adirondack region, Alstom, Alstom Announces Major Hiring Drive at Plattsburgh Facility to Support Growth and Regional Economy, Alstom Group, Alstom to Hire 120 New Employees in Plattsburgh for NJ TRANSIT Railcar Production, assembly, commuter railcars, crane operations, economic development, Forbes World’s Best Employers, Jeff Lambert, job fair, New York, NJ TRANSIT, painting, Plattsburgh, rail industry, sustainable mobility, train manufacturing, welding, workforce expansion
(IN BRIEF) Stadler has received an order from the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) for 20 additional Citylink light rail vehicles, doubling the TRAX fleet to 40 trains. Built at Stadler’s Salt Lake City facility, the vehicles will serve as part … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged accessibility, Citylink, Federal Transit Administration, infrastructure, Jay Fox, Light Rail, local investment, Martin Ritter, passenger experience, public transportation, rail innovation, Rail Manufacturing, Salt Lake City, Stadler, Stadler and UTA Deepen Collaboration as Salt Lake City Facility Expands TRAX Fleet to 40 Vehicles, Stadler Delivers Local Innovation with New Order of Citylink Light Rail Trains for Utah’s TRAX Expansion, Stadler US, sustainable mobility, Trax, TRAX Forward, UTA, Utah Transit Authority, Utah Transportation Conference
(IN BRIEF) VINCI Autoroutes, together with Electreon, VINCI Construction, Gustave Eiffel University, and Hutchinson, has initiated the world’s first real-traffic trial of a dynamic induction charging system for electric vehicles on France’s A10 motorway. The “Charge as you drive” project … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A10 motorway, Charge as you drive, decarbonization, dynamic induction charging, Dynamic induction charging pilot on A10 motorway sets new milestone for sustainable mobility, Electreon, electric trucks, electric vehicles, EV innovation, France, freight logistics, Gustave Eiffel University, Hutchinson, infrastructure, Nicolas Notebaert, renewable energy, sustainable mobility, transport innovation, VINCI and partners pioneer “Charge as you drive” electric vehicle technology in France, VINCI Autoroutes, VINCI Autoroutes launches world’s first real-traffic dynamic charging test on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI Concessions, VINCI conducts first-ever live “Charge as you drive” test for electric vehicles on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI Construction, VINCI leads first-ever live test of “Charge as you drive” electric vehicle system on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI pioneers world’s first live motorway test of “Charge as you drive” system on France’s A10, VINCI’s A10 motorway hosts first-ever live test of “Charge as you drive” system for electric vehicles
(IN BRIEF) AFRY and MIKA Innovation have been awarded the Red Dot Design Award for Rolling Jenny, their autonomous, electric transport concept designed to revolutionize sustainable logistics. MIKA Innovation partnered with AFRY for its advanced design expertise to develop a … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AFRY, AFRY and MIKA Innovation Recognized for Redefining Sustainable Logistics with Award-Winning Rolling Jenny Design, autonomous transport, brand development, clean technology, collaboration, design strategy, electric vehicle design, goods transport, Industrial Design, INNOVATION, MIKA Innovation, Mikael Karlsson, Modeling, Product Development, Red Dot Design Award, Rolling Jenny, Stefan Ohlsson, sustainable logistics, sustainable mobility, visualization
(IN BRIEF) SNCF Voyageurs has approved a €1.4 billion order for 30 new Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains from Alstom, marking the first time a double-deck train will operate through the Channel Tunnel under Eurostar service. Designed for cross-border travel … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2031 delivery, Alstom, Alstom Expands Partnership with SNCF Voyageurs to Drive the Future of Sustainable European High-Speed Rail, Alstom France, Alstom Secures €1.4 Billion Order from SNCF Voyageurs for 30 Avelia Horizon Trains to Operate Through the Channel Tunnel, Alstom to Deliver 30 Avelia Horizon High-Speed Trains for Eurostar Operations Through the Channel Tunnel, Alstom Wins €1.4 Billion Order from SNCF Voyageurs for Eurostar’s Next-Generation Avelia Horizon Trains, Avelia, Avelia Horizon, Belfort, Channel Tunnel, cross-border mobility, cross-border travel, double-deck train, energy efficiency, European high-speed network, European transport, Eurostar, Eurostar to Introduce Double-Deck Avelia Horizon Trains Through Channel Tunnel in Landmark SNCF-Alstom Deal, Frédéric Wiscart, French rail industry, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, High-Speed Rail, international rail, international travel, La Rochelle, Le Creusot, Ornans, predictive maintenance, rail innovation, SNCF Voyageurs, SNCF Voyageurs Expands Avelia Horizon Fleet with €1.4 Billion Order to Power Future European High-Speed Travel, SNCF Voyageurs Orders 30 New Alstom Avelia Horizon Trains for Eurostar Operations Through the Channel Tunnel, sustainable mobility, train manufacturing, Villeurbanne
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB), through EIB Global, has signed a $250 million loan to support Costa Rica’s first electric train project — the country’s first EIB-financed operation in over ten years. Co-funded with the Central American Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Advancing Sustainable Mobility and EU Partnership Goals, Álvaro Bermúdez Peña, CABEI, Central America, clean energy, climate finance, Costa Rica, EIB, EIB Global, EIB Global Extends $250 Million Loan for Costa Rica’s First Electric Train, EIB Global Grants $250 Million Loan to Build Costa Rica’s First Electric Train in Partnership with CABEI and GCF, Electric Train, European Investment Bank, Gisela Sánchez, Global Gateway, Green Climate Fund, INCOFER, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jozef Sikela, Kristin Lang, low-carbon transport, renewable energy, Rodrigo Chaves, San José Metropolitan Area, sustainable mobility, transport infrastructure, urban development
(IN BRIEF) Stadler has been awarded a major contract by Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy to deliver 63 Tango Nordic trams, with an option for 120 more, marking its first tram order in Finland. The contract includes over 30 years of full-service … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aivan, Ansgar Brockmeyer, design, Eetu Kinnunen, energy efficiency, Finland, Helsinki, infrastructure, maintenance services, modernization, Nordic Region, Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy, public transport, rail transport, recycled materials, Stadler, Stadler Expands Nordic Presence with First Finnish Tram Order and 30-Year Service Agreement, Stadler Wins Landmark Contract to Supply 63 Tango Nordic Trams to Helsinki with Option for 120 More, sustainable mobility, Tango Nordic, tram network, trams, urban mobility, zero-emission steel
(IN BRIEF) Meridiam closed its fourth-generation North America infrastructure fund, MINA IV, with more than $1.8 billion raised, exceeding its $1.7 billion target and outperforming the previous fund. The milestone coincides with the firm’s 20th anniversary, highlighting two decades of … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 20th anniversary, essential public services, fundraising success, infrastructure fund close, infrastructure investment, investor confidence, long-term partnerships, Meridiam, Meridiam celebrates 20 years with $1.8 billion close of MINA IV fund for North America infrastructure, Meridiam strengthens leadership in US express lanes and sustainable projects with oversubscribed MINA IV fund, Meridiam’s fourth North America infrastructure fund closes above target, MINA III, MINA IV, North America infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, reinforcing two decades of global impact, renewable energy, SR400 Express Lanes P3 Project, sustainable growth, sustainable mobility, Thierry Déau
(IN BRIEF) Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU AG has selected Daimler Buses Schweiz AG to provide a turnkey charging infrastructure for its Rütihof bus depot in Wädenswil, supporting the region’s shift to electric mobility. The project, valued at CHF 7.3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Türkiye
Tagged ABB E-mobility, AHW Busbetriebe AG, CCS2, charging infrastructure, CO2-free operation, Daimler Buses Schweiz AG, Daimler Buses to Equip SZU’s Rütihof Depot with 43 Charging Points and 13 eCitaro Buses, digital load management, EBP Schweiz, eCitaro G, electric buses, Impuls Bern, Lake Zurich, Mercedes-Benz eCitaro, NMC4 batteries, public transport Switzerland, Rütihof bus depot, Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn, Sinos, sustainable mobility, SZU, SZU Selects Daimler Buses to Deliver Turnkey Charging Infrastructure for Wädenswil Depot, Wädenswil Bus Depot to Undergo Major Upgrade as SZU Expands Electric Bus Operations, WV Baumanagement, Zimmerberg buses
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has highlighted the urgent need for Indonesia to adopt Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as traffic congestion and accidents cost the country more than USD 40 billion annually. In Greater Jakarta, congestion alone drains USD 5 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bandung, Carolin Treichl, Connected Vehicles, GDP losses, Indonesia, Intelligent Transport Systems, ITS, ITS Indonesia, Jakarta, Kapsch TrafficCom, Kapsch TrafficCom and ITS Indonesia Highlight Smart Mobility as Key to Safer, Kapsch TrafficCom Stresses Intelligent Transport Systems as Essential to Indonesia’s Economic Growth and Safety, Kapsch TrafficCom Warns Indonesia’s Growing Vehicle Numbers Demand Urgent ITS Investment, Medan, More Efficient Urban Transport, road safety, Smart City, sustainable mobility, Traffic Congestion, transport infrastructure, Yoga Adiwinarto
(IN BRIEF) Stadler has inaugurated a new 50,000-square-foot welding facility in Salt Lake City, marking the beginning of domestic aluminum train car body production in the United States. The investment creates up to 20 new jobs, boosts domestic content in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged advanced manufacturing, aluminum train car bodies, Buy America Act, domestic content, Erin Mendenhall, Hungary competence center, local jobs, Martin Ritter, passenger trains, Public Transit, rail supply chains, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City welcomes Stadler’s first North American aluminum train car body production line, Stadler, Stadler celebrates local production milestone as first aluminum car body welded in the US, Stadler North America, Stadler opens new Salt Lake City welding facility to build first US aluminum train car bodies, sustainable mobility, train production, US rail manufacturing, US rail manufacturing milestone as Stadler boosts domestic content with new welding plant, Utah, welding facility
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