𝕏 SNCF and Eurotunnel acquire Veolia Cargo News3 Sep 2009 SNCF and Eurotunnel groups have teamed up to acquire Veolia Cargo, the rail freight businesses of the Veolia group...
𝕏 Franco-Russian rail deal News28 May 2009 The new high-level agreement covers freight and passenger services...
𝕏 Veolia Cargo interest increases News27 May 2009 SNCF may have a fight on its hands to take over its private sector competitor...
Veolia and CMA CGM part company News17 Mar 2009 Rail-Link, the CMA-CGM affiliate, and Veolia Transport are putting an end to their intermodal rail joint venture Veolia Cargo Link...
Eurotunnel to pay first ever dividend News6 Mar 2009 For the first time in its 22-year history Eurotunnel is preparing to pay a dividend. The Board has proposed €0.04 per share, or a total pa...
French intermodal takes a step forward News1 Sep 2007 After several months of trials (World-Cargo News, April 2007, p41), the first commercial Rolling Motorway service between Le Boulou (Perpign...
Ro-ro rail for Bay of Biscay? News1 Jul 2007 The Atlantic Arc sea motorway project being tendered by the goverments of Spain and Portugal to reduce truck traffic and associated environm...
Three lining up in France News1 Jul 2004 Three rail freight operators are looking for licences in France under EU open access rules - Rail4Chem, DLC and Connex-Cargo. They are all i...
New tolls in France? News1 Sep 2003 As part of a move to reduce public infrastructure deficits, estimated at €1.2 bill/ year, the French government is considering introducing...
Ferroutage provides political fix News7 Nov 2001 The controversial "Modalohr" wagon design is part of the French strategy for reducing truck traffic in sensitive Alpine regions...
Rail investment drive News7 Mar 2001 SNCF is to invest more than FF8 bill (E1.22 bill) in the next five years in new locos, many of which will be dedicated to freight and, throu...
Longer in France News1 Jan 2001 Subject to test results, CNC Transports is planning to introduce container trains up to 1200m long between Fos and Lyon, to keep up with dem...
Exerting even more pull News14 Nov 2000 French Rail (SNCF) is determined to retain its leading role in the drive to ensure combi-transport growth in France. Its dirigiste approach ...
