Savona for Alstom

From 2025, Nestlé Waters will be the first company in Europe to use a hydrogen fuel cell solution for regular rail freight trains, including renewable hydrogen supply, developed by Alstom and Engie

In a statement last week, Transnet said it was confident that the agreement would help facilitate a binding and definitive agreement to resolve pending legal disputes, and thus free the way for the urgent delivery of electric locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail

APM Terminals has acquired 100% of Reefer Terminal SpA from GF Group

Kazakhstan, traditionally heavily dependent on engine and railcar imports, is set to produce freight rolling stock for its own and export markets. It is estimated Central Asia’s largest country needs up to 53,000 freight wagons by 2020 due to substantial write-downs and retirement of available railcars.

In what would be a world first, APM Terminals (APMT) appears to be considering terminal tractors and cassette translifters for the quay-stack shuttle of the automated terminal that it is planning for the Port of Savona. Up to now, most terminals with automated stacking cranes (ASCs) have opted for AGVs or shuttle carriers (existing straddle carriers in the case of HHLA Burchardkai).

Operating losses have, if anything, spurred acquisitions at SNCF Fret.