In brief: a new inland waterways port near Paris

While Gennevilliers inland waterways terminal (north of Paris) is behing extended, the Autonomous Port of Paris (Port Autonome de Paris, PAP) just innaugurated a new containers terminal in the port of Limay-Porcheville in the Yvelines Département (west of Paris; a Département is the French subdivision of the territory, comparable to a County in the United [...]

Thanks to PPPs, Vinci turnover exceeds €30 billion

French construction and concession world leading company Vinci announced its 2007 turnover reached €30.4 billion, up 17% from the year before. Operational results is also up 17% to €3.11 billion, and net benefits topped €1.46 billion (+14.4%).
Construction: one of Vinci best assets
Construction activities accounted for €13.7 billion turnover (+29%) and €668 million operational result (+35%). [...]

Does freight rail work everywhere but in France?

The German case: freight rail traffic is up
Not really. It is true however that in Germany, freight rail traffic grew a lot in the last couple years. German railroads never transported so much freight than last year. The German Federal Statistical Institute (Destatis) reported that freight volume increased by 4.3% in 2007 compared to 2006. [...]

News from RFF, owner-manager of the French rail tracks

Réseau Ferré de France (RFF), the French rail infrastructure owner and managing company published a monthly newsletter. Here are a couple briefs from the last issue published on Wednesday, February 27, 2008.
The PPP of the southwest Atlantic HSR line
RFF will use innovative financing to fund the future South Europe Atlantic HSR line. RFF expects the [...]

In brief: Waterways under the spotlights

The Transport and Logistics International Week (Semaine Internationale du Transport et de la Logistique, SITL) celebrates its 25th aniversary next month in Paris. The conference and expo will be held from March 11 to 14, in Paris Nord Villepinte, Hall 5.
VNF: inland waterways solutions and advantages
During this international event, Voies Navigables de France (VNF), the [...]

In brief: Guillaume Pepy, named new SNCF President

A nominee: Guillaume Pepy
The Elysée Palace (the Presidency) named Guillaume Pepy (49) as the new President of SNCF, the French National Railway Company. Previously Chief executive officer, he will succeed to Anne-Marie Idrac who was candidate to her own succession.
Guillaume Pepy has officially been designated as the new SNCF President on Wednesday, March 27, 2008 [...]

ELTIS: European portal for sustainable urban transport

Europe’s number one web portal on urban transport and mobility
The General Directorate for Transport and Energy of the European Commission in partnership with the European Towns and Regions Council (Conseil des Communes et Régions d’Europe, CCRE) recently created ELTIS, the European Local Transport Information Service.
The efficient movement of people and goods is one of the [...]

HSR Freight in Liege Airport by 2012

Liège Carex, part of Euro Carex
Liege Airport wants to welcome its first high-speed freight train by 2012. A study from Ernst & Young has just been released and details the potential role of Liege Airport in the Carex (CArgo Rail EXpress) project. Discussions about Carex started about ten years ago, but a problem of time [...]

Air France KLM may invest €750 million in US deal

Air France-KLM announced it would be ready to invest up to €750 million in the newly formed group if the merger deal between Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines is concluded. The merger would create the biggest US airline and Air France KLM group is totally favourable with this deal, that would offer the French-Dutch airline [...]

Veolia Cargo is about to buy Rail4Chem

Mergers and Acquisition to increase revenues
Veolia Cargo, subsidiary of Veolia Transport, will buy this year its German competitor Rail4Chem. Veolia Cargo expects to increase its revenues to €200 million in 2008 (+64%), from €122 million in 2007. In 2007, Rail4Chem revenues reach €80 million. Adding this revenues to its results will bring Veolia Cargo closer [...]

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