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MSF evacuates injured
Doctors Without Borders has equipped a train with medical supplies and personnel to evacuate war-wounded people from Ukraine. On the first journey, 26 patients from Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro were transported to hospitals in Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv. Most required post-operative treatment.
Freight prices have absolutely exploded
With 253 container ships and a transport capacity of 1.8 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's largest shipping companies. Profit expectations have recently surged despite the coronavirus pandemic, as freight rates have risen by 80 percent. Now, all containers are being equipped with real-time trackers.
Start of LNG terminals
Logistics faces major challenges in connection with the establishment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, aimed at reducing dependence on natural gas from Russian pipelines. In Wilhelmshaven, Economics Minister Habeck officially launched the first pile driving. Environmental groups are protesting.
The first train ran in 1879
The first railway in Lemvig, Denmark, ran in 1879. In 2008, the Midtjyske Jernbaner was formed from the merger of the Odderbanen and Lemvigbanen lines. The rolling stock was no longer state-of-the-art, and this is now being rectified with hybrid trains that will soon replace diesel trains throughout the country.
Sniffer drone crashes
The drone emissions monitoring system of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), in cooperation with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), had only just begun operation. On Thursday, it crashed into the sea near Fehmarn.
Dachser at pre-crisis levels
The logistics provider, with seven locations in Switzerland, generated CHF 128.8 million in revenue in 2021 with 292 employees (worldwide: EUR 7.1 billion) and has largely recovered from the pandemic. In 2021, its Swiss subsidiary transported 621,000 shipments weighing 264,800 tons.
MSF evacuates injured
Doctors Without Borders has equipped a train with medical supplies and personnel to evacuate war-wounded people from Ukraine. On the first journey, 26 patients from Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro were transported to hospitals in Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv. Most required post-operative treatment.
Freight prices have absolutely exploded
With 253 container ships and a transport capacity of 1.8 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's largest shipping companies. Profit expectations have recently surged despite the coronavirus pandemic, as freight rates have risen by 80 percent. Now, all containers are being equipped with real-time trackers.
Start of LNG terminals
Logistics faces major challenges in connection with the establishment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, aimed at reducing dependence on natural gas from Russian pipelines. In Wilhelmshaven, Economics Minister Habeck officially launched the first pile driving. Environmental groups are protesting.
The first train ran in 1879
The first railway in Lemvig, Denmark, ran in 1879. In 2008, the Midtjyske Jernbaner was formed from the merger of the Odderbanen and Lemvigbanen lines. The rolling stock was no longer state-of-the-art, and this is now being rectified with hybrid trains that will soon replace diesel trains throughout the country.
Sniffer drone crashes
The drone emissions monitoring system of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), in cooperation with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), had only just begun operation. On Thursday, it crashed into the sea near Fehmarn.
Dachser at pre-crisis levels
The logistics provider, with seven locations in Switzerland, generated CHF 128.8 million in revenue in 2021 with 292 employees (worldwide: EUR 7.1 billion) and has largely recovered from the pandemic. In 2021, its Swiss subsidiary transported 621,000 shipments weighing 264,800 tons.
Number of eVans tripled
Mercedes-Benz sold 2,700 electric Sprinter and Vito vans in the first three months of the year, an increase of 133% compared to the same period last year. The share of conventionally powered vans in this segment, with 75,900 vehicles sold, still exceeds the electric vehicle sales
From the "Waterfront" to the Alpine region
The Port of Hamburg and neighboring Austria handled a surprisingly high volume of freight traffic. With a container throughput of 320,776 TEU (20-foot equivalent units) and an increase of 6.46 percent compared to the previous year, a new record was set in 2021.
DB pilot project in Toronto
A multi-billion dollar contract from Canada: State-of-the-art technology for digitalization and automation will be used in the expansion of local rail transport around Canada's capital. The 450 km of lines will be completely modernized, and the experience gained will subsequently be applied in Germany as well.
Everything is different on the siding
From January 10th until mid-2024, SBB will be expanding the southern train depots in Basel. This expansion aims to create the necessary storage capacity for additional regional and longer long-distance trains. The project is one of the prerequisites for the introduction of the Basel–Liestal regional 15-minute service starting at the end of 2025.
Francesco Romano heads Scania Switzerland
Francesco Romano
Effective March 1st, Francesco Romano will succeed Gerhard Waser as the new Managing Director of Scania Switzerland . The 43-year-old electrical engineer previously held numerous management positions at Iveco, Magirus Camiva, and SAME Deutz-Fahr (SDF).
Migros debut at CES in Las Vegas
Forecast tool for truck emissions: With the program «CO₂ Insights», developed jointly with EMPA and ETH, Migros aims coming to analyze the CO₂ emissions emitted by its truck transports
Women power at Continental
Katja Dürrfeld.
The technology and automotive group has appointed Katja Dürrfeld as its new Chief Financial Officer. CEO Nikolai Setzer stated: "We have a close and consistently constructive working relationship." At the same time, the mandate of Chief Human Resources and Sustainability Officer Ariane Reinhart has been extended.
5G weakens US air traffic control security
Operations Center (Chicago)
The letter from the new US Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, to the 5G operators is polite but clear: there are difficulties with the 5G network, which operates in the GHz range and could interfere with weaker positioning signals in the vicinity of airports. 5G was supposed to launch on January 5th.
Fire alarms in focus
Photo: Protec
Bosch's building technology division plans to acquire the British security and fire alarm technologyspecialistsProtec Fire and Security Group. this With approximately 1,100 employeesin and €142 million in revenue, the group is one of the largest system integrators sector.
Cabin scooter: "Back" from space
Back in 2011, DLR researchers had the idea ofmerging technology from Mars and lunar rovers into new e-mobility solutions for terrestrial road traffic. The result was a vehicle that, at first glance, looks like the legendary BMW. A clever re-import – and an experimental platform par excellence.
