Europe's rail industry is converging on Utrecht this week for the 16th edition of RailTech Europe, but behind the exhibition stands and panel discussions, a more urgent conversation is taking shape: whether Brussels will commit the funding needed to prevent the continent's rail technology leadership from slipping to China. At the heart of the debate is an 18 billion euro public-private investment proposal put forward by the EU-Rail Joint Undertaking, covering the period from

Europe's largest container lines have suspended all transits through the Strait of Hormuz and reversed course on a long-awaited return to the Red Sea, after the escalation of hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran threw global shipping into its most severe disruption since the Houthi attacks began in late 2023. Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd, Copenhagen's Maersk and France's CMA CGM each confirmed over the weekend that vessels would be rerouted around the Cape of G

Airbus SE is targeting approximately 870 commercial aircraft deliveries this year, a roughly 10 per cent increase over the 793 jets it handed to customers in 2025, as the Toulouse-based manufacturer seeks to return to pre-pandemic production highs despite persistent supply chain constraints. The guidance, issued alongside full-year results on 19 February, signals confidence from chief executive Guillaume Faury that Europe's dominant planemaker can sustain its industrial momen