Stadler has been awarded a highly lucrative contract for the planning, supply, and implementation of the signaling technology for the expansion of the Bybanen tramway in Bergen, Norway. The client is the state-owned project organization Bybanen Utbygging, a subsidiary of the Vestland county municipality.

CVS engineering from Rheinfelden is launching an energy-efficient solution for the rapid stationary unloading of silo trucks. The advantage: no truck engine or compressor needs to run during the unloading of grain, sugar, flour, cement, lime, PVC granules, soda, or animal feed.

The Seine metropolis is opening a new chapter in inner-city mobility. Not underground, but overhead, a remarkable piece of conveyor technology will soon transport passengers over 4.5 km from Créteil to the municipalities of Limeil-Brévannes, Valenton and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges in just 18 minutes.

Remote monitoring of airports is becoming increasingly important. Air traffic controllers no longer need to be directly at the airport, but can even monitor several airports from a central "Remote Tower Center". The German Aerospace Center (DLR) will present a "Virtual Tower" at AERO in Friedrichshafen (April 9-12).

E. Herzog

Eva Herzog, member of the Council of States for the canton of Basel-Stadt, welcomes the complete revision of the Goods Transport Act in the spring session. She considers it a milestone for freight shipping on the Rhine, a financial commitment from the federal government to port infrastructure, and the introduction of climate-neutral propulsion systems in inland navigation.

Despite a significant increase in civil air traffic of over 10 percent, the Swiss air navigation service provider Skyguide incurred a loss of 18.9 million Swiss francs in 2024. The main reasons were high investments in technical infrastructure and regulatory air traffic charges.

For over a year, SPAR in St. Gallen has been using a biogas-powered semi-trailer truck to supply its branches and TopCC markets. The vehicle proved so successful in its first year of operation that the fleet will soon be expanded with eight more of these CNG commercial vehicles.

 Merz, Bristol

After eight years in office, Alex Bristol will step down as head of air traffic control Skyguide on October 31 of this year. His successor will be Peter Merz, currently commander of the Swiss Air Force, who is scheduled to take over the position on November 1, 2025.

DHL is now operating an electric Scania truck between Berlin and Hamburg, whose range is extended by an onboard fuel-powered generator. This makes it possible to switch to heavy electric vehicles without having to wait for a complete charging infrastructure.

 Photo: SBB

The cargo subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) plans to cut 80 full-time positions by the end of the year. SBB employs around 35,500 people. While this is almost 600 more than last year, freight operations incurred significantly higher losses than expected for the past year.

It sounds dangerous, but it's a lucrative business for Gebrüder Weiss: The transport and logistics service provider from Vorarlberg is adding another location in Phoenix to its sites in El Paso and Laredo (Texas), which specialize in the cross-border transport of goods to and from Mexico.

DB Cargo Switzerland can currently claim a new traffic contract: The Swiss steel producer Steeltec has put the transport of steel products from Emmenbrücke to Lecco out to tender again, which the Swiss subsidiary of the German DB Cargo has now secured.

At the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, over 150 scientists have drawn a positive conclusion from the large-scale research project "Silicon Economy". Over a period of four years, 20 development projects and the "Open Logistics Foundation" were initiated.

It is the largest order for electric trucks in the history of the commercial vehicle manufacturer, according to Mercedes-Benz's truck division. Starting in 2025, 200 eActros 600 electric trucks will supplement Amazon's transport network on the "middle mile" between logistics centers and urban areas.

Not quite a " moon landing " – but an award for energy-efficient mobility, the prestigious "Watt d'Or 2025," went to the transport company Galliker in Bern . The prize was awarded specifically for the charging tunnel project for electric trucks at their headquarters in Altishofen (LU).