Inland waterway
The European Commission adopted a new proposal on combined transport on 7 November. It updates the current Combined Transport Directive and completes the Greening Freight Package, the bulk of which was adopted in July 2023.
The new version of the directive – last revised in 1992 - refocuses support on operations that reduce ‘negative externalities’ by at least 40% compared to road-only operations. Digital platforms established under the electronic freight transport ...
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The Rhenus Group is to re-equip two canal push boats operated by Deutsche Binnenreederei with lower-emission stage V engines. While construction of hydrogen-powered vessels is a long-term project, Rhenus is retrofitting older vessels with more environmentally-friendly technology in the short term with RSPSB146 and RSPSB153, ...
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Sogestran Logistics has been delivering drinks to cafés, hotels and restaurants in the heart of Paris through Debilly, port opposite the Eiffel Tower. The scheme is being supported by the French waterways authority – Voies Navigables de France (VNF) – and Le Havre, Rouen and ...
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Rhenus Maritime Services has added a methanol-ready coastal vessel to its fleet. However, until that time arrives, the RMS Ruhrort will operate using a clean diesel engine.
The ship is being fitted out in Dordrecht. V
Rhenus says that vessels of this design and size are normally ...
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Handling specialist MacGregor has developed an autonomous container loading and discharging solution comprising an automated crane operating system and a new container supply chain software program under EU-funded projects.
While the crane operating system is based on an existing MacGregor solution, it features a newly enhanced ...
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Haropa, the port authority for Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, is developing is developing the port of Bruyères-sur-Oise as a multimodal platform, 40km from Paris.
Haropa says that it is anticipating the opening of the Seine-North Europe Canal.
Following a call for projects launched in 2022 for ...
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A consortium comprising the Contargo container hinterland logistics network, SFI and the Ziegler Group has won a bid to operate a new bimodal container terminal in Straubing-Sand on the river Danube in south-east Germany.
Construction on the 50,000sq m site has already started and operation is ...
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Next year’s Multimodal conference will take place on 11-13 June 2024 at the NEC in Birmingham, the show’s organisers have confirmed.
The event will once again showcase all key vertical sectors, including manufacturing, retail, agribusiness, chemical, automotive, electronics, FMCG, food & drink, fashion, pharmaceuticals, construction, aerospace, ...
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Netherlands-based Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched the first hydrogen-powered zero-emissions inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam on 25 May.in partnership with sports shoe manufacturer Nike and the BCTN Network of Inland Terminals.
The 110m x 11.45m inland containership is being chartered by BCTN ...
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Rhenus Group unveiled a new concept for low-emission inland waterway vessels at the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich in May. The logistics specialist says it is currently constructing two craft powered by a combination of a hydrogen fuel cell, the latest stage VI engines ...
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