Rail
Eurotunnel operator Getlink has welcomed the signing, on 19 March by France's secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity of a decree against social dumping on cross-Channel maritime transport.
This law, which incororates a minimum salary for sailors on routes between France and England.
Adopted by the French Parliament in the summer of 2023, the law aims to restore conditions of fair competition between operators and to combat human exploitation of ...
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The Multimodal supply chain industry event will have a focus on how net-zero targets can be achieved this year with the bulk of this year’s conference programme focusing on sustainability, with keynotes from speakers including Amazon, Pledge, Zeus and the Smart Freight Centre.Amazon will explain ...
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French-headquartered transport equipment maker Modalis Group has opened a subsidiary in Italy, headed by Alessandro Lupieri. As well as Development Director of Modalis Italia, he will also be in charge of business development in Switzerland and Eastern and Central Europe.
He has previously worked for companies ...
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The Port of Dunkirk and Ceva Logistics – now part of CMA CGM - have signed a contract to develop a 9.5-hectare new finished vehicle sea import and export hub in the eastern part of the harbour.
The site will include vehicle reception and storage areas ...
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Berlin-based digital freight forwarder Sennder has gone into partnership with Italian train company Mercitalia Logistics to make rail and road transportation more efficient and sustainable.
The two operators between them transport over 53 million tonnes of goods – 41m on 100,000 trains operated by Mercitalia, and ...
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LeShuttle Freight carried its 35 millionth truck under the Channel on 13 March. Since 1994, more than 750 million tonnes of goods have been transported via the tunnel aboard one of the 15 truck shuttle trains which carry 25% of the goods exchanged between the ...
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Multimodal services including rail are providing an alternative to disrupted air and sea freight between Asia and Europe, says Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner.
It says that its container rail options can offer a rapid, cost-efficient, and green alternative between Europe and Asia.
Cargo-partner says it hasy seen a ...
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Cargo handler, Solent Stevedores has appointed Mark Hooper as director of rail and containers for the ports of Southampton and London Gateway. He was previously business development director for DP World and brings 35-year port experience including 15 years at Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and ...
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France’s Modalis Group has developed a lightweight swap-body with greater interior volume rail-road freight:
Designed in collaboration with the Belgian engineering firm Agesia, the unit is made from special steels and an innovative composite material that will be previewed at the JEC World 2024 trade fair ...
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing the Rail, Road and Inland Waterway Transport Block Exemption Regulation ahead of a recommendation to government on whether to vary or revoke it. It is one of the EU block exemption regulations that were in force ...
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