19 juin 2008 : la journée sans voiture à l'américaine

Pour la troisième année consécutive, les Etats-Unis, à l’initiative de l’association américaine des transport publics (American Public Transportation Association, APTA), ont organisé le “Dump the Pump Day”, une journée sans voiture… ou presque, au cours de laquelle les usagers sont incités à emprunter les transports publics pour leurs déplacements. Au total, ce sont plus de [...]

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Are environmentally friendly measures financially unsustainable?

Reading Les Echos today makes me rise this question… The French Government implemented a system of tax/subsidy (bonus-malus écologique aka écopastille), that is applied to new cars’ buyers: the system is quite simple, if people buy a car that has a low gas consumption and thus low emissions, the buyer gets a refund/subsidy and if [...]

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Etude : Deutsche Bahn, Implementing a Successful Strategy

Transport Expertise publie aujourd’hui une nouvelle étude “Deutsche Bahn, Implementing a Successful Strategy”. Publiée en anglais, une version partielle de l’étude est disponible ici, et vous pouvez demander gratuitement la version complète en remplissant le formulaire de contact. Eléments de contexte de l’étude La Deutsche Bahn (DB) a, depuis plusieurs années, stimulé fortement le marché [...]

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Study release: Deutsche Bahn, Implementing a Successful Strategy

Transport Expertise today released a new study “Deutsche Bahn, Implementing a Successful Strategy”. Published in English, a partial version is available here, and the full version may be sent to your email address upon demand through the website’s contact form. The Deutsche Bahn (DB) has been a pace maker on the European rail market. After [...]

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Air freight: Air France and China Southern will partner

Air France-KLM and China Southern, the biggest Chinese airline (by the size of its fleet, the network, and the number of passengers transported) recently announced they would partner and create a joint-venture to operate freight aircrafts. If both companies get the needed authorisations, the deal could be concluded by the end of 2008. The newly [...]

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Air France-KLM: dans l'attente d'une sanction financière

Une provision de plus d’un demi milliard d’euros Air France-KLM a annoncé lors de la présentation de ses résultats 2007-2008, avoir fait une provision d’un montant substantiel de 530 millions d’euros. Ce montant a pour fonction d’anticiper les sanctions financières éventuelles qui pourraient être émises à l’encontre de plusieurs compagnies aériennes par les autorités de [...]

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STX Shipbuilding will conceive a 22,000 TEUs ship!

Emma Maersk ships are presently the biggest containerships in the world, carrying up to 13,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)… Not for long! The South Korean Group STX Shipbuilding is working on the design of a 22,000 TEUs cargo… The company, which recently took over 39.2% of Aker Yards capital (European shipbuilder), also announced it will [...]

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Transport Expertise at the 3rd European Road Congress

Transport Expertise will attend the 3rd European Road Congress on June 25, 2008 in Brussels. For more information about this event, please visit the European Union Road Federation website: http://www.irfnet.eu/en/3rd-european-road-congress/ If you want to meet with a Transport Expertise representative during this event, please contact us and we will set up a meeting on site. [...]

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Transport Expertise au 3è Congrès Européen de la Route

Transport Expertise couvrira l’événement le 25 juin 2008 à Bruxelles. Pour plus d’informations sur la programmation de cet événement, merci de consulter le site de la Fédération des Routes de l’Union Européenne : http://www.irfnet.eu/en/3rd-european-road-congress/ Si vous souhaitez rencontrer un représentant de Transport Expertise, merci de nous contacter afin que nous puissions convenir d’un rendez-vous sur [...]

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In brief: High Speed Rail will invade Poland by 2020

Polish Government recently announced that the country will have its first high-speed rail line by 2020. The announcement was made during a French-Polish conference about intercity and urban rail transport. Infrastructures Minister Cezary Grabarczyk declared that this first project would link the cities of Warsaw, Poznan, and Wroclaw (west of the country). A high-speed rail [...]

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