TNT to invest €170 million in Chinese domestic road delivery services
TNT today announces plans to invest €170 million over the next few years to strengthen its leadership position in the Chinese domestic road delivery market. The investment will enable TNT Hoau, TNT’s road distribution arm in...
TNT unveils China’s first fully electric delivery fleet
TNT today unveiled the express industry’s first full electric vehicle fleet in China. The introduction of an initial number of five electric delivery vehicles further bolsters the company’s efforts in reducing its carbon...
The RATP orders 25 additional Citadis tramsets from Alstom for a total of €77 million
The Paris transit authority (RATP) has placed an additional order with Alstom for delivery in 2012 of 25 Citadis tramsets, which will operate on Paris’ T3 tramline. This €77 million order falls within the framework of a contract...
SGS Provides Comprehensive Inspection Services for Wagon Facility and Ship Loading Terminal in Brazil
On July 28, 2010, SGS was awarded a contract to provide inspection services during the construction of a wagon facility and a ship loading terminal by a leading Brazilian mining and logistics company in São Luiz, Brazil. During...
During the first quarter 2010/11, Alstom’s sales showed resilience, whilst orders were impacted by a lack of large projects
During the first quarter of 2010/11 (from 1 April to 30 June 2010), orders booked by Alstom amounted to €3.1 billion. Sales, at €4.7 billion, were slightly down as compared to the same period of last year.
Growth accelerating, momentum increasing
During the first half of 2010, the Kuehne + Nagel Group’s volume development exceeded the market average in all business units, with accelerated growth in the second quarter. Compared with the previous year’s period, turnover...
An innovative social agreement
The European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF), Alstom and Schneider Electric have concluded a European agreement that reflects the strong commitments of the two industrial Groups on the integration of Areva T&D’s employees, to...
TNT increases air freight capacity between China and Europe
TNT is increasing its air freight capacity between China and Europe to meet growing demand. Starting today, the company is scheduling an additional Boeing 747-400 ERF aircraft between China and its European air hub in Liege,...
Kuehne + Nagel expands contract logistics services in the Baltic States
In order to strengthen its position in the contract logistics market in the Baltic region, Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new distribution centre near Riga.
Alstom and Transmashholding sign a contract for the design and production of the EP20 electric locomotive for the Russian market
On 29 June, Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, and Andreï Bokarev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transmashholding (TMH), signed a contract for the design and manufacturing in Russia of key components for the EP20...
Alstom-Transmashholding consortium and Kazakh Railways lay first stone of their future electric locomotive site in Astana
The first stone of the future electric locomotive manufacturing site of Alstom-TMH and Kazakh Railways (KTZ) in Astana was placed on 26 June during a ceremony whose participants included Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov.
Kuehne + Nagel provides global logistics services for gas treatment facility in the Sahara
SNC-Lavalin, one of the world’s leading engineering and construction groups, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract for global logistics services related to their 785 million Euro project with Sonatrach, Algeria’s national oil and...
Alstom opens in Chattanooga, USA, a state-of-the art turbine manufacturing facility to address the North American power generation market
On 24 June 2010, Alstom inaugurated a new production facility for steam turbines, gas turbines, large turbo-generators and related equipment for the North American fossil fuel and nuclear power generation market. It will also...
Alstom to supply maintenance for 135 suburban trains in Stockholm - Contract worth over €100 million
Stockholmståg, the company operating commuter trains in the greater Stockholm area, in Sweden, has awarded Alstom Transport with a maintenance contract worth €107 million over a five-year period, for the maintenance of a fleet of...
Alstom, Transmashholding and Kazakh Railways (KTZ) sign an agreement for the creation of a joint company to manufacture electric locomotives in Kazakhstan
Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, Andrey Bokarev, Chairman of Transmashholding and Askar Mamine, Chairman of Kazakh Railways (KTZ) signed a agreement for the creation of a joint venture company to produce electric...
Kuehne + Nagel achieves further expansion in the wine and spirits market with Moët Hennessy
Moët Hennessy, the premium drinks division of the LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton Group, has selected Kuehne + Nagel as its exclusive logistics provider for their warehousing and distribution services in Spain.
Alstom signs long term service agreements with GDF SUEZ in Thailand and Chile
Alstom has signed two long-term service agreements with GDF SUEZ Group Companies, worth about €130 million for power plants in Thailand and Chile.
Unilever chooses Kuehne + Nagel as logistics partner in Romania
Unilever Supply Chain Company AG (USCC), the European supply chain organisation of Unilever, one of the leading companies in the FMCG industry, has selected Kuehne + Nagel as its logistics partner for the warehousing of...
Alstom opens a new maintenance site in Germany
Alstom is opening a new service and maintenance centre located in Braunschweig, Germany. Alstom will bring new life to the halls of Braunschweig´s former locomotive maintenance site during the coming months—in order to respond to...
Alstom expands its Very High Speed portfolio adding a new train platform
Alstom unveils a new model of Very High Speed train at the international railway exhibition EXPO Ferroviaria in Turin, Italy. The new platform is added to an already extensive portfolio, ranging from the tilting High Speed trains...
Alstom has inaugurated its first tramway maintenance centre in Reims
MARS, the concession-holder for the Reims MARS tramway and the Manufacturing Consortium which is run by Alstom, have just inaugurated the tramway maintenance centre for the Greater Reims urban area. The event was held in the...
Alstom delivers first renovated coaches for the Bucarest Metro
On 26 May, the first two renovated coaches of the Budapest Metro left Alstom Transport’s site in Reichshoffen. After a 5-day trip across Germany, Austria, Hungary and then the Carpathian mountains in Romania, the coaches will be...
Kuehne + Nagel manages national service parts distribution centre for John Deere
John Deere (China) Investment Co. Ltd., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of farm equipment, has recently awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract for the management of its national service parts distribution centre in Tianjin.
Mobile TeleSystems chooses Kuehne + Nagel
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, has selected Kuehne + Nagel as their main supplier for airfreight import and export.
Alstom enters solar market by investing in BrightSource Energy
Alstom today announces it is investing up to $55 million in BrightSource Energy Inc., with an equity stake that positions Alstom as one of the main shareholders in the company.