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Demand for goods from China has weakened in 2022, according to the newest analysis by Container xChange.
With effect from 1 April 2023, Andrew Barr, currently Group CEO of Hitachi Rail, will assume the role of Vice President and Executive Officer in charge of Regional Strategies (EMEA) and President of Hitachi Europe Ltd.
The 16th edition of the European Railway Award, held in Brussels, was heavily influenced by current events in Ukraine and the sector's commitment to diversity.
PKP CARGOTABOR, a company of the PKP CARGO Group, has concluded a contract for the purchase of assets of the liquidated branch of Alstom Pojazdy Szynowe Sp. z o.o.
This means that 24% of the 140 drivers are women. The average age of the new drivers is 26.8 years and 73% of them are university graduates. They drive trains on the Haramain high-speed railway between Mecca and Medina, operated by Renfe KSA (the Saudi branch of the Spanish operator).
The rental area of the La Llagosta terminal is more than 105,000 m2 and will be leased for a minimum of 16.6 million euros.
Among other things, the new CEO Michal Brijar wants to focus on the rail business.
Bernd Decker retires, and Mathias Leiner is the new CEO of ERS Railways GmbH, a Hupac Group branch for maritime inland transportation.
Siemens Mobility to deliver 1,200 electric locomotives and provide 35 years of full-service maintenance.
With this change, CEVA Logistics announced the creation of a dedicated Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) organization as part of its integration of GEFCO. The move comes following the purchase of the French automotive logistics specialist in July 2022 by the CMA CGM Group.
ÖBB is looking for 3,000 new employees this year, with a total of 15,000 jobs to be offered on the Austrian labour market over the next five years.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) continues to increase its staff. The bottom line is that around 9,000 additional jobs are expected to be created.
The contract to carry out mileage-based modernization on ScotRail’s Class 334 fleet of 40 trains that serve the Edinburgh to Glasgow line. The contract was placed by Eversholt Rail who lease the trains to ScotRail.
Ligita Austrupe, a senior management executive, Head of the Responsible Authority of the administration of the EU funds in Latvia at the Ministry of Transport, and member of RB Rail AS Supervisory Board since 2019 has been elected as the Chairperson of RB Rail AS Supervisory Board and will be replacing the former Chairperson Romas Švedas.
The Port of Duisburg’s Executive Board trio is once again complete: Lars Nennhaus has been a new member of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG since January 1, 2023, with responsibility for Technology and Operations. The industrial engineer succeeds Thomas Schlipköther, who left the Port Executive Board at the end of 2022 when he reached retirement age.
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) announces the completion of its acquisition of Martin Bencher Group, a Danish Project Logistics expert within non-containerized project logistics and global operations.
RIA Scotland has welcomed both the Scottish Government’s commitment to sustaining rail funding in the Budget and the publication of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2).
Acquisition will help GEODIS expand its integrated freight network in Germany.
CFO Arnold Schiefer moves to the private sector in Upper Austria. The position of CFO of ÖBB-Holding AG will be publicly advertised in December.
DB is launching before Christmas Click & Collect service "Box - Die Abholstation" at 150 stations. This service allows station visitors, residents, and public transport users to pick up or return ordered goods and services at the station, regardless of delivery and opening times.