Trucks: With ultrasound and AI against the blind spot
As early as 2018, the then German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer wanted to make so-called turning assistants mandatory for trucks. Brigade Electronics BV offers technical solutions against fatal accidents.
Austria: Fire in a tamping machine on the Westbahn
Track-laying machines can also catch fire: This was evident on January 4th in Austria on the western railway line near Melk.
New Technical Director Vincent Metz inspires Ermewa
Until recently, Vincent Metz worked in the aviation industry. Now, as the new Chief Technical Officer (CTO), he is to give the Ermewa freight car rental company wings.
YOUR WISHES FOR 2022, MR MILLS? More investment in infrastructure, more competition
Under this question we present answers from various personalities in the international cargo and rail sector. Shaun Mills, CEO of the private lessor of locomotives and trains Alpha Trains, answers today.
Lineas, Ermewa and Beacon Rail form a partnership
“The partnership with Beacon Rail and the Ermewa Group concerns a sale-and-lease-back agreement for part of the Lineas fleet. The transaction will allow Lineas to fully repay its senior credit lines and further expand its financial reserves. The agreement reached by the parties includes the phased sale and leaseback of 109 T77 diesel locomotives over the period 2021-2023 and around 4,000 freight cars in 2021. “
YOUR WISHES FOR 2022, MR LAWRENZ? 25 percent market share
Under this question we present answers from various personalities in the international cargo and rail sector. Malte Lawrenz, Chairman of the Association of Freight Wagon Owners VPI in Hamburg, answers today.
YOUR WISHES FOR 2022, MR REINSHAGEN? Strong rail freight traffic reduces CO2 emissions
Under this question we present answers from various personalities in the international cargo and rail sector. Peter Reinshagen, Managing Director of Ermewa SA in Paris, answers today.
Mercitalia startet Pilotversuch für intelligenten Güterwagen
Die zur Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane gehörenden Unternehmen TX Logistik AG und Mercitalia Intermodal starten ein Pilotprojekt, um den Einsatz innovativer Sensoren und Kommunikationstechnologien im Kombinierten Verkehr (KV) zu testen.
DB Schenker is planning climate-friendly urban transport with Volta Zero Trucks
It looks sleek, the Volta Zero – more like a bus with no passenger windows than a truck. Now the vehicle is to support the logistics company DB Schenker in its environmentally friendly climate strategy.
CargoBeamer: NEW ROUTE KALDENKIRCHEN – PERPIGNAN
The logistics service provider CargoBeamer has been operating a new connection since January 10, 2022: between Kaldenkirchen in Germany and Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.