Europe

Firm orders for Hybrid PowerPacks

EUROPE: Contracts have been signed for Rolls-Royce to supply nine MTU Hybrid PowerPacks to Ireland’s Iarnród Éireann…

BIMCO: EU Ship Recycling Rules Disadvantage European Owners

Only nine shipyards, out of ۲۶, on the EU list of approved recycling facilities are realistically open for ship…

Moving forward on EU market functioning rules for road transport

The European Parliament (EP) managed to break the deadlock on Mobility Package ۱ proposals and has approved key…

Vopak Sells European Petroleum Terminals

Dutch tank storage company Royal Vopak has reached an agreement with First State Investments on the sale of its…

Rail Baltica passenger and freight service plan unveiled

EUROPE: Rail Baltica project promoter RB Rail has unveiled details of the proposed operational plan for the future ۱…

EASA suspends all Boeing ۷۳۷ Max operations in Europe

Following the tragic accident of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET۳۰۲ involving a Boeing ۷۳۷ MAX ۸, the European Union…

Rotterdam Port Prepares for Brexit Gridlock

Emergency overflow parking spaces for up to ۷۰۰ trucks have been created near Rotterdam port, Europe’s largest, in…

Airbus to Open Flight Academy and Extend Training Services

In order to meet the high market demand for cadet pilot training in Europe – ۹۴,۰۰۰ new pilots over the next ۲۰ years…

EU to finance upgrading of Turkey’s European link

TURKEY: A €۲۷۵m grant to support the €۱bn modernisation of the ۲۳۳ km line from Istanbul to the Bulgarian border at…

First TIR transport from Europe to China arrives in only ۱۲ days

The first successful TIR transport from Europe to China was completed on Tuesday after a ۷,۴۰۰ km journey from Germany…