Despite a difficult 2011, Ansaldo STS CEO Sergio De Luca tells Kevin Smith that he is optimistic about the future which will increasingly be defined by developments in new and emerging markets.
PLANS have been drawn up to restructure Italy's loss-making train manufacturer AnsaldoBreda with a view to achieving a balanced budget by 2014. This follows the breakdown of negotiations to sell the company to Alstom, Bombardier or General Electric.
HONOLULU Authority for Rapid Transportation (Hart) has awarded the $US 1.33bn core systems contract for the city's first driverless metro line to Ansaldo Honolulu Joint Venture, a consortium of Ansaldo STS and AnsaldoBreda.