CargoBeamer doubles its cross-France piggy-back service
NewsAn innovative rail-based landbridge service down the spine of France is to double frequency on the back of demand from road operators.
Grand waterway scheme moves forward
For the first time since the 1960s, France is investing in a large scale, inland waterway project. Slated to be operational in 2015, the Seine-Nord-Europe canal will provide an artery that will form a key part of the transeuropean transport network for freight envisaged for 2020.
The project passed an important milestone last November, when the scoping studies carried out by Voie Navigables de France (VNF) won the approval of Dominique Perben, France’s transport minister.
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