Europe

Metro Istanbul first inaugurated its urban rail systems in 1988 by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The company, which continues its activities as a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), operates the existing metro, tram, and funicular and cable car lines in Istanbul.

Most people are familiar with Valencia’s Metro without even knowing it. The world-renowned Spanish architect, Sergio Caltrava - whose signature style has become emblematic of the regeneration of countless cities over the past 20 years - is a son of Valencia. Arguably his most famous design is that of the Alameda bridge and Metrovalencia subway station, all managed by its parent company, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV).

Oldbury, UK, 6 August 2021: DPD UK, part of DPDgroup, Europe’s largest parcel delivery network and CitySprint, the UK’s premier same day delivery company, today announce that CitySprint will become part of DPDgroup, subject to regulatory clearance.

This follows a period of growth for CitySprint, which has seen continued demand for its services as businesses require more urgent and time critical same day deliveries.

The Paris Metro is renowned the world over for being a work of art as much as a transit system. A total of 86 of the system’s stations retain their original art nouveau-inspired entrances, a throwback to the Belle Epoque. But this historic beauty, undoubtedly part of the metro’s charm, also tells of its need to modernize. 100 years ago, the Paris urban area held a population of less than 5 million people. In 2021, that number has tripled.

It is a long-held open secret of Rome that the city is traversed underground by a labyrinth of tunnels. The city’s tunnel network has been used for everything from catacombs to mushroom farming, and from bomb shelters to an unofficial sewer system. Protecting the historic legacy of this tunnel network is just one of the engineering challenges that the team behind Roma Metropolitane has to overcome in bringing the project to realisation.

LONDON, 4TH MAY 2021: NFTs or ‘Non-Fungible Tokens’ are the latest craze to take the art world by storm; powered by the same blockchain technology behind bitcoin.

We’re now one year on from the ‘great home-working shift’ and in that time, much has been made about the accelerated digital transformation businesses have had to embrace, and how this might negatively impact a dispersed workforce. But has anyone stopped to gauge how those impacted individuals feel about this ever-growing proliferation of—and reliance on —technology? Well, they should, because in the UK at least, what you’re likely to find is that this digital revolution isn’t just being forced on companies by external factors, trends or pandemics.

The importance of natural gas to Germany’s energy transition cannot be overstated. In 2010, the country passed Energiewende, its long-term energy strategy to install as much wind and solar energy as possible, as quickly as possible. To deliver on this ambitious goal, Germany needs natural gas - now recognized as the backup fuel for intermittent wind and solar power.

The port of Hamburg has a rich and coloured history. For over 800 years, it has served as Germany’s main port, becoming the main port for Central Europe in the second half of the 19th century. And it has recovered from near destruction after both World Wars to become the third biggest port in modern day Europe - evidence if it were needed, of the port and the city’s incredible resilience.