Alstom wins 11-year Västtågen deal
Alstom will continue maintaining the Västtågen regional fleet in western Sweden under a new 11-year agreement linked to SJ’s renewed operating contract.
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Alstom will continue maintaining the Västtågen regional fleet in western Sweden under a new 11-year agreement linked to SJ’s renewed operating contract.
The St. Louis-based autonomous railcar manufacturer has appointed former Wabtec President and CEO.
Ermewa has appointed Svenja Verheyen as Sales Area Manager DACH, filling a key commercial role in Germany, Austria and Switzerland following recent management changes.
Czech national carrier České dráhy (ČD) is seeking suppliers for new mobile train driver simulators as part of a wider effort to expand training capacity and modernise driver education.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has launched a tender for laboratory testing services linked to the Warsaw–Łódź section of the future high-speed “Y” line and the long-distance tunnel in Łódź.
East-West Intermodal Logistics (EWG) and A.P. Moller - Maersk have launched a partnership at Fényeslitke that will add container depot and dry port functions to the Hungarian terminal.
The cooperation includes plans to offer RegioPanter electric multiple units to the Serbian market.
On an operational basis, performance was in line with the previous year.
Concurrently, Sierra is acquiring Central Valley Ag Transport (CVAT), an agricultural transload operator along its network.
Improving work efficiency, reducing costs, and increasing quality and safety have long been priorities across both manufacturing and service industries. These principles are most highly developed in sectors with high-volume serial production, such as the automotive and aerospace industries. In the railway sector, however, the introduction of standardisation and optimisation measures is often more complex.
The group plans continued investment in railway infrastructure, rolling stock and tourism offerings, including the procurement of ORION multiple units for the MGBahn fleet.
The service is available to all rail operators using the terminal.
The contracts cover the delivery of vehicles and related services for the operation of next-generation maintenance equipment.
The ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven handled 65.3 million tonnes of seaborne cargo in 2025, up 5.4% year on year, with container traffic in Bremerhaven driving the increase. Throughput reached 4.9 million TEU, a rise of more than 10%.
The acquisition was finalised in Rome on 4 March 2026.
The transaction concerns the Arad South intermodal terminal, located in western Romania near the Hungarian border.
The notice follows restrictions announced by several shipping lines due to heightened security risks in the Middle East.
JUSDA Europe has entered a strategic logistics partnership with Serbian chemical manufacturer Beohemija, part of the Czech CE Industries group, to support supply chain expansion across Southeast Europe.
Two signed memoranda of understanding aim at developing intermodal logistics in Northwest Italy, focusing on the Turin–Orbassano terminal.
The growth follows the launch and expansion of several new intermodal services.