(IN BRIEF) AFRY has been appointed, as part of the IG AI engineering consortium, to oversee quality assurance for all railway engineering systems involved in the full expansion of Switzerland’s Lötschberg Base Tunnel. The tunnel, part of the 40-km Lötschberg … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 118 MSEK, 38 MSEK, AFRY, AFRY to oversee railway engineering quality for Lötschberg Base Tunnel double-track upgrade supporting the NEAT corridor, Alpine freight shift, Ceneri Base Tunnel, double track upgrade, Frutigen, Gotthard Base Tunnel, IG AI, infrastructure modernization, Lötschberg Base Tunnel, Marcel Winter, NEAT, owner’s engineer, quality assurance, Rail Expansion 2035, railway engineering, Raron, sustainable transport, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €70 million to Alantra’s Klima Energy Fund II, a growth-stage investment vehicle focused on scaling cleantech companies essential to Europe’s energy transition. Building on the successful track record of Klima1, the new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Alantra, Article 9 fund, Bastien Gambini, clean energy generation, cleantech, Climate Action, decarbonization, EIB Group, EIF, EIF Backs Klima2 to Scale High-Growth Cleantech Companies Supporting Europe’s Decarbonization Efforts, energy efficiency, energy storage, energy transition, European Innovation, European Investment Fund, growth equity, Klima Energy Fund II, Klima1, Klima2, low carbon economy, Marco Marrone, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, SFDR, SMEs, sustainable transport, TechEU, €70 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Scania is expanding its clean-transport research through a new phase of its Pilot Partner programme, collaborating with Asko Norge AS to test hydrogen fuel cell trucks under real-world conditions, even as battery-electric transport remains its primary long-term strategy. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Investment, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Asko Norge AS, battery-electric trucks, Bern, commercial vehicle innovation, electrification, fossil free transport, hydrogen fuel cell trucks, hydrogen systems, Jørn Arvid Endresen, long haul logistics, Scania, Scania Expands Pilot Partner Programme as Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trials Advance with Asko, Scania Pilot Partner, sustainable transport, Switzerland, Tony Sandberg, Transport.CH, zero-emission logistics
(IN BRIEF) Daimler Truck has begun the second phase of customer testing for its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck, partnering with Hornbach, Reber Logistik, Teva Germany, Rhenus, and DHL Supply Chain to operate fuel-cell trucks on real logistics routes for about a … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Andreas Back, Andreas Burkhardt, CO2 neutral transport, Daimler truck, Daimler Truck Advances Hydrogen Strategy with Broader Customer Testing Ahead of Small-Series Production, DHL Supply Chain, Duisburg, fuel cell trucks, Hornbach, hydrogen refueling infrastructure, hydrogen trucks, Katrin Hölter, liquid hydrogen, long-haul transport, Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck, Michael Scheib, Mirko Kauffeldt, ratiopharm, Reber Logistik, Rhenus, small series production, sustainable transport, Teva Germany, Thomas Ippen, Woerth am Rhein, zero carbon logistics
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has secured a €4.9 million contract to upgrade traffic infrastructure in four Barcelona districts under the city’s €435 million Pla Endreça initiative. The project, spanning two and a half years, will enhance pedestrian safety, including the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged accessibility, Barcelona awards Kapsch TrafficCom major contract to modernize traffic systems and improve accessibility for all pedestrians, Barcelona City Council, blind pedestrians, EcoTrafiX, European cities, fiber optic systems, infrastructure modernization, Juan Zamakona, Kapsch TrafficCom, Kapsch TrafficCom strengthens Barcelona’s smart mobility with €4.9 million contract under city’s Pla Endreça program, pedestrian safety, Pla Endreça, Public Safety, renewable cities, retractable bollards, smart mobility, Spain, sustainable transport, traffic management, UPS systems, urban infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks has demonstrated the exceptional safety and structural integrity of its eActros 600 electric long-haul truck through rigorous real-world crash testing. Developed with extensive accident research data, the eActros 600 maintained the integrity of its high-voltage battery … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System, Active Brake Assist 6, Active Drive Assist 3, Active Sideguard Assist 2, Attention Assist 2, battery integrity, crash test, eActros 600, electric truck, Felix Pietler, Frank Müller, Front Guard Assist, heavy-duty vehicle safety, LFP Battery, long-haul transport, Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 Redefines Safety Standards for Electric Long-Haul Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Advances Vision Zero Goals with Safer, Neumünster, safety systems, Smarter eActros 600 Design, sustainable transport, Vision Zero
(IN BRIEF) Vossloh AG has won a major contract worth nearly €20 million through its Chinese subsidiary, Vossloh Fastening Systems China Co. Ltd., to supply rail fastening systems for a new high-speed railway connecting Xining and Chengdu. Deliveries are scheduled … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Chengdu, China high-speed rail, Chinese railway projects, economic development, infrastructure, Kunshan, mobility, Oliver Schuster, Qinghai Province, rail fastening systems, rail network expansion, railway engineering, Sichuan Province, sustainable transport, transportation, Vossloh AG, Vossloh Fastening Systems China, Vossloh Strengthens Role in China’s Rail Infrastructure with New High-Speed Line Contract Worth Nearly €20 Million, Xining
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and EIF have approved €9.2 billion in financing to boost Europe’s innovation and sustainability agenda, including a landmark €400 million HousingTech initiative to revolutionise the construction industry and enhance affordable housing. The EIF also invested in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Poland, Portugal, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Africa, Brazil, civil society seminar, Clean Industrial Deal, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Group, EIF, EU innovation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, green transition, Healthcare Innovation, HousingTech, Iceland, Multilateral Development Banks, Nadia Calviño, paediatrics venture capital fund, renewable energy, SERBIA, SMEs, social infrastructure, sustainable housing, sustainable transport, TechEU, UKRAINE, water infrastructure, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million to support the construction of a 12.64 km section of the Prague Ring Road between Běchovice and the D1 motorway, a project led by Ředitelství silnic a dálnic (RSD) … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Baltic-Adriatic Corridor, Běchovice, central Europe, climate resilience, congestion reduction, Czech Republic, Czech transport, D1 motorway, EIB, EIB and Czech Authorities Advance Major TEN-T Corridor Project with €400 Million Investment in Prague’s Transport Network, EU Cohesion Policy, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, infrastructure investment, Marek Mora, Ministry of Transport, Prague Ring Road, Radek Mátl, Ředitelství silnic a dálnic, regional development, RSD, SFTI, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, SUMP, sustainable transport, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, TEN-T Core Network
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €200 million loan to the Czech Republic to upgrade its railway network by 2030. Managed by Správa železnic through the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, the project will enhance both … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged climate resilience, Czech Republic, Czech Republic Secures EIB Financing to Upgrade Rail Infrastructure and Advance Green Mobility Goals, EIB, electrification, Emma Toledano Laredo, ERTMS, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, Jiří Svoboda, Just Transition Mechanism, Karlovy Vary, Marek Mora, Ministry of Finance, Moravia-Silesia, Public-Private Partnerships, rail infrastructure, railway modernization, regional development, Správa železnic, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, sustainable transport, TEN-T, transport infrastructure, Ústí nad Labem
(IN BRIEF) Talgo has achieved a significant milestone as Danish State Railways (DSB) officially accepted its first Talgo 230 trains, marking the beginning of deliveries for a 16-train EuroCity fleet that will operate on the Copenhagen–Hamburg route. The trains, designed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Austria, cab car, Copenhagen, cross-border mobility, Denmark, Deutsche Bahn, DSB, DSB Approves First Talgo 230 EuroCity Trains to Launch Copenhagen–Hamburg Service, EuroCity, European rail, Germany, Hamburg, high-speed trains, ICE L, Intercity Trains, lightweight trains, Netherlands, passenger capacity, PRM accessibility, push-pull operation, rail innovation, Spanish engineering, sustainable transport, Switzerland, TALGO, Talgo 230, train manufacturing, €500 million contract
(IN BRIEF) Scania has opened its third global industrial hub in Rugao, China, marking a €2 billion investment and the company’s first wholly owned truck production facility in the country. The 800,000 m² plant will produce up to 50,000 vehicles … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Investment, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged biogas, CHINA, CHINA: Scania Opens New Rugao Facility to Strengthen Presence in World’s Largest Truck Market, Chinese market, Christian Levin, decarbonisation, electrification, European OEM, Global Expansion, green electricity, industrial hub, INNOVATION, Jiangsu province, long-haul transport, NEXT ERA, R&D, renewable energy, Rugao, Ruthger de Vries, Scania, sustainable transport, TMS, TRATON GROUP, TRATON Modular System, truck manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched its first independent freight operations in Belgium after obtaining the Single Safety Certificate from the European Union Agency for Railways, enabling it to operate under its own traction in Belgium, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Antwerp, Belgium, Benelux, Clemens Först, cross-border freight, employment opportunities, ERA, European Union Agency for Railways, freight transport, Germany, international expansion, logistics network, Netherlands, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Launches Independent Operations in Belgium with First Train Reaching Zeebrugge, rail logistics, RCG, Single Safety Certificate, sustainable transport, train drivers, TransFER connections, Zeebrugge
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE hosted RWTH Aachen University’s hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck at its Stuttgart headquarters during the vehicle’s Germany-wide tour under the “SeLv” project funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport. The visit strengthened collaboration between the university’s PEM department … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Achim Kampker, Arnd Franz, Automotive Innovation, battery technology, electrification, Federal Ministry of Transport, fuel cell systems, fuel cell truck, hydrogen engine, hydrogen infrastructure, hydrogen mobility, Hydrogen Testing Center, MAHLE, MAHLE and RWTH Aachen University Strengthen Partnership to Advance Hydrogen-Powered Heavy Transport, MAHLE Showcases Hydrogen Fuel Cell Innovation with RWTH Aachen University’s Zero-Emission Truck, Marco Warth, PEM department, research collaboration, RWTH Aachen University, SeLv project, Stuttgart, sustainable transport, zero-emission logistics
(IN BRIEF) Scania has introduced a new high-floor battery-electric bus and coach platform at Busworld Europe, expanding its electrification portfolio into inter-city and coach transport. Offering ranges of up to 600 km and luggage capacity comparable to combustion-powered coaches, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Marketing, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged airport shuttle, and urban bus rapid transit, battery-electric bus, battery-electric coach, BEV Platform, Bus Rapid Transit, Busworld Europe, Carl-Johan Lööf, electrification, heavy commercial vehicles, high-floor bus, inter-city coaches, inter-city routes, New Scania battery-electric bus and coach platform offers 600 km range and flexible charging solutions, Scania, Scania Charging Access, Scania introduces high-floor BEV platform designed for coaches, Scania unveils first battery-electric coaches with versatile high-floor platform at Busworld Europe, school bus, sightseeing bus, smart charging, sports team coaches, sustainable transport, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Volvo Group has announced that Bruno Blin will step down as President of Renault Trucks and member of the Group Executive Board after ten years, effective November 1, 2025. Blin, who played a central role in strengthening Renault … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Antoine Duclaux, Bruno Blin, Executive Board, holcim, international markets, leadership change, Martin Lundstedt, November 2025, profitability, Renault Trucks, sustainable transport, trucking industry, Volvo announces leadership transition at Renault Trucks as Bruno Blin steps down after ten years, Volvo Group, Volvo Group announces leadership change at Renault Trucks as Bruno Blin steps down, Volvo Group names Antoine Duclaux as successor to Bruno Blin at Renault Trucks
(IN BRIEF) Scania will present its most advanced portfolio to date at Busworld Europe 2025 in Brussels, showcasing new electric, hybrid, and combustion-based solutions for people transport. The company will stage the live launch of a new electric product at … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Industrial, Marketing, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Brussels Expo, Busworld Europe 2025, e-mobility, electric buses, people transport solutions, plug-in hybrid coaches, Scania, Scania brings expanded e-mobility lineup plug-in hybrids and award-winning models to Busworld Europe 2025, Scania Irizar i3, Scania Irizar i6S Efficient, Scania PHEV, Scania prepares major showcase of sustainable people transport solutions with surprise electric launch at Busworld Europe, Scania Super, Scania to unveil new electric vehicle at Busworld Europe 2025 alongside advanced hybrid and Super powertrain solutions, Scania Touring LBG LNG, sustainable transport, Tobias Siöström, zero-emission zones
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks partners from Baden-Württemberg are presenting an extensive line-up at NUFAM 2025, with a strong emphasis on battery-electric mobility and specialized body solutions. On display are the eActros 600, eEconic, and FUSO eCanter, alongside established models such … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged "International Truck of the Year 2025", Actros L ProCabin, Arocs SLT, Atego, battery-electric trucks, Battery-electric trucks and specialized solutions headline Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ collective exhibition at NUFAM 2025, Commercial Vehicles, Daimler truck, decarbonization, eActros 600, eEconic, FUSO eCanter, heavy-duty transport, Mercedes-Benz partners highlight alternative drive systems and industry-tailored vehicles at NUFAM commercial vehicle show, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Partners Showcase Electric and Specialized Transport Solutions at NUFAM 2025, municipal vehicles, NUFAM 2025, sustainable transport, Unimog, Wörth plant
(IN BRIEF) Daimler Buses has signed a cooperation agreement with Turkish manufacturer Otokar to expand production capacity for the Mercedes-Benz Conecto city bus. Starting in September 2026, Otokar will produce the bus at its Sakarya plant, while Daimler Buses supplies … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Turkey
Tagged Aykut Özüner, bus manufacturing, contract manufacturing, Daimler Buses, Daimler Buses strengthens production capacity with Otokar partnership for Mercedes-Benz Conecto city buses, European bus market, Hoşdere plant, Latin America bus market, Mercedes-Benz Conecto, Mercedes-Benz Türk, Otokar, partnership, public transport, Sakarya Türkiye, Setra, Strong demand drives Daimler Buses to collaborate with Otokar on Mercedes-Benz Conecto city bus manufacturing, Süer Ismail Sülün, sustainable transport, Till Oberwörder, urban mobility
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved up to €17.5 million in venture debt financing for Joltie SA, a Greek EV charging operator, to install about 2,200 new charging points in Greece and Cyprus by 2029. Supported by … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Attica, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, Cohesion Regions, Cyprus, EIB, electric mobility, European Investment Bank, EV charging, Greece, green transition, InvestEU, Joltie, partnership, sustainability, sustainable transport, Transport Lending Policy, venture debt, Yannis Tsakiris
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