Ermewa partners up with Nexxiot to digitalise rolling stock monitoring
tech tuesdayFrench railcar leasing company Ermewa will implement Nexxiot’s Asset Intelligence technology into its existing telematics portfolio. This collaboration will allow for the digital monitoring of Ermewa’s fleet, making rolling stock maintenance easier and improving their...Read more
Ermewa delivers 200 new wagons for grain export from Ukraine
French railcar leasing company Ermewa will deliver a total of 200 newly built grain wagons for he transport of grain to Rail Cargo Logistics (Rail Cargo Group). The first batch of 25 grain wagons was...Read more
Sangritana does it again: Honda components will now travel by rail
After launching a rail freight service for the transport of automotive parts between Italy and Poland on behalf of Stellantis, Sangritana is putting Honda motorcycle components on the rail as well. Sangritana is an Italian...Read more
Lineas, Ermewa and Beacon enter long-term equipment partnership
Lineas, Ermewa and Beacon rail have just launched a long-term partnership based on the sale-and-leaseback of rolling stock. The cooperation concerns the sale and long-term leasing of diesel locomotives and wagons and is considered a...Read more
Ermewa changes hands: from SNCF to German-Canadian consortium
Ermewa, the freight railcar leasing company, has moved to new hands. The old owner, SNCF Group, has sold the company to a German-Canadian consortium comprised of companies DWS and Caisse de dépôt et placement du...Read more
Ermewa: ‘we see 2020-2021 as an interim period to what we really want’
Ermewa is in the midst of a large modernisation scheme, upgrading more than twenty thousand wagons. These wagons are outdated, often fifty years old, and the company wants to keep up with time. Did the...Read more
European rail freight companies test automatic coupling
Six European rail freight companies led by DB Cargo have started the trials of digital automatic coupling (DAC) on wagons. The pilot project is dedicated to demonstrating, testing and obtaining regulatory approval for this technology....Read more
French freight revival planned by President Macron
Emmanuel Macron, has said he wants to massively redevelop the Republic’s railways, with an emphasis on increasing the share of freight carried. The President signalled a radical change in freight transportation, as part of a...Read more
‘We want to create a high-flying rail sector’
Two European railcar rental companies – Ermewa SA and GATX – have joined forces in the “Aero-Ferro Benchmark” project. This new research alliance addresses a key question: What can rail freight transportation learn from the...Read more
Ermewa aquires 154 railcars from ROSCO Bohemia
Railcar leasing company Ermewa SA has purchased 154 additional Sggrss 80ft railcars from European rolling stock company ROSCO Bohemia, part of the CzechoSlovakGroup CSG. The company aims to increase its presence in Germany, Czech Republic...Read more