- Industry & Infrastructure, Land Transport
- 09/01/2024
With over 450 guests, the traditional New Year's reception of the Association of Freight Car Owners in Germany e.V. (VPI) set a new attendance record. At the 14th VPI Symposium on the following January 9th, the modernisation of the infrastructure and combined transport were the focus of the debates.
- Land Transport
Track-laying machines can also catch fire: This was evident on January 4th in Austria on the western railway line near Melk.
- 07/02/2022
- Land Transport
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.
- 07/02/2022
- Law & Politics
"We need a strong ramp-up of rail freight traffic!" affirmed the new Rail Commissioner of
the German Federal Government, Michael Theurer, at the 15th Forum for Rail Freight
Transport organized by the VDV/BME. Cargo Manager documents the 20-minute speech on
the Cargo Manager video platform at the link: https://youtu.be/Ofrqh4FdSzY
- 02/02/2022
- Land Transport
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.
- 02/02/2022
- Land Transport
"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. "
- 02/02/2022
- Land Transport
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.
- 02/02/2022
- Law & Politics
The parliamentary state secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport, Michael Theurer, made his first public appearance at an online conference organised by the “Pro-Rail Alliance” with “train influencers”. Theurer came out as a “frequent rail traveller”.
- 02/02/2022
- Land Transport
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.
- 02/02/2022
- Industry & Infrastructure, Land Transport, Research & Development
- 13/07/2022
The city of Braunschweig is a traditional industrial center in north-west Germany. In the immediate vicinity of the main train station is a large research and production plant of the Siemens group with 3,500 employees. It is the largest Siemens site for rail automation worldwide.
- Land Transport, Logistics, Services
- 08/07/2022
In a letter to its business partners, the international freight forwarder OTTO HAALBOOM from Hamburg called on the industry to continue to carry out transport tasks as best as possible despite the ongoing crisis caused by global politics.
- Events, Industry & Infrastructure, Land Transport
- 12/06/2022
Despite the globalised supply chain, business developments still take place intensely on a regional level. Therefore, the staff of RailFreight.com is now organising a conference under the motto RailFreight on Tour: „On 14 and 15 June, we will travel to Vilnius, Lithania.“
- Events, Industrie & Infrastruktur, Landtransport
- 07/06/2022
Where wood is chopped, splinters must fall. And where track construction takes place, there are train delays. The CEO of the infrastructure company DB Netz, Frank Sennhenn, explained this connection at the 28th iaf in an honest, factual presentation.
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