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The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain
05/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
SPAIN / FRANCE. The Spanish railway operator Renfe is losing its monopoly with the launch of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona marketed by Ouigo Spain, a subsidiary of Sncf Voyageurs.
Air Nostrum, Andalusia, Barcelona, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Grand Est, Hauts de France, Ilsa, Italy, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Montpellier, Ouigo, Ouigo Spain, Paris, rail transport, Renfe, Saragossa, Sncf, Sncf Voyageurs, Spain, Tarragona, Trenitalia, Valencia

Alstom wins €1.4bn contract to supply 152 trains to Spanish operator Renfe

Alstom wins €1.4bn contract to supply 152 trains to Spanish operator Renfe
03/29/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
SPAIN / FRANCE. Alstom announces the signature of a contract worth more than €1.4 billion with Renfe, the Spanish rail operator, for the supply of 152 high-capacity trains from its X'Trapolis range.
Alstom, Barcelona, France, Gian Luca Erbacci, Madrid, rail transport, Renfe, Santa Perpètua, Spain, Stadler, transport, X'Trapolis

SNCF raises a record €2 billion loan with a 30-year maturity

SNCF raises a record €2 billion loan with a 30-year maturity
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. The SNCF has closed a €2 billion loan over thirty years, the largest transaction ever carried out by the group on the financial markets.
Austria, Bank of America Securities, BNP Paribas, borrowing, CIB, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Crédit Agricole, finance, financial markets, Fitch, France, France relaunch, Germany, HSBC, ING, Moody's, rail transport, S&P, SNCF, SNCF debt, Southern Europe

Threats to close the Thello Marseille-Nice-Milan railway line

Threats to close the Thello Marseille-Nice-Milan railway line
10/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / ITALY. According to the railway workers' union CFDT, the company Thello plans to close its Eurocity line between Marseille-Nice and Milan in 2021. version française
Azur, CFDT, Eurocity, France, Italy, Marseille, Milan, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, rail transport, railway workers' union CFDT, SNCF, TER, Thello, Trenitalia

SNCF's OUIGO trains announce their entry into spanish stations

SNCF's OUIGO trains announce their entry into spanish stations
09/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
SPAIN. The SNCF's high-speed, low-cost OUIGO trains will be extended to the Madrid-Barcelona link, which will also serve the cities of Zaragoza and Tarragona.
Alain Krakovitch, Alicante, Alstom, Barcelona, Christophe Fanichet, Cordoba, Hélène Valenzuela, Madrid, Malaga, OUIGO, rail transport, Seville, SNCF, Spain, Tarragona, transport, Valencia, Zaragoza

The Moroccan TGV – Future spearhead for economic development

The Moroccan TGV – Future spearhead for economic development
03/10/2017 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


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AFD Agence Française de Développement, Agadir, Atlantic, Casablanca, COP22, Deloitte, FADES, Fasep, France, Gibraltar, Gibraltar tunnel, investments, Kenitra, LGV, Madrid, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Moroccan TGV, Morocco, Office national des chemins de fer, ONCF, Paris, Rabat, rail transport, Tangier, TGV, Tohmatsu, Touche, transport

The Port of Barcelona looks ahead to 2020

The Port of Barcelona looks ahead to 2020
04/24/2015 - Francis Matéo, in BARCELONA | Transport
SPAIN. The Port of Barcelona aims to improve road and rail access in a bid to increase goods traffic by 50% thanks to scheduled investments in cooperation with the local government (Generalitat of Catalonia) and the state (Ministry of Equipment).
Africa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Europe, Grimaldi Lines, logistics, maritime transport, Mediterranean, Mediterranean rail corridor, Motorways of the sea, North Africa, port of Barcelona, ports, Prat quay, rail transport, Savona, Shippax, Short Sea Shipping, Sixte Cambra, Spain, SSS, transport

A high speed rail connection for new ports at Ashdod and Eilat

A high speed rail connection for new ports at Ashdod and Eilat
04/24/2015 - Hélène Lesman, in JERUSALEM | Transport
ISRAEL. Israel will soon have new ports at Eilat on the Red Sea and Ashdod on the Mediterranean. To facilitate the transport of freight, a high speed railway line will connect the two seas.
Ashdod, Dov Frlhinger, Egypt, Eilat, Israel, Israel Ports Company, logistics, maritime transport, Mediterranean, National roads company of Israel, Netivei Yisrael, ports, rail transport, Red Sea, Red-Med Railway, Shippax, transport, Turkey

Development of the port of Rijeka continues thanks to the “Gateway Projekt”

Development of the port of Rijeka continues thanks to the “Gateway Projekt”
04/24/2015 - Giovanni Vale, in ZAGREB | Transport
CROATIA. Since 2003, almost €190 million has been invested in Rijika, Croatia’s largest port, to boost its competitiveness and link it the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). A further €31 million has been allocated for 2015.
Adamic, Alen Jugovic, Bakar, Budapest, Cratian railways, Croatia, Dubrovnok, Europe, gateway project, Gateway Project, HZ, Irena Kriz, Jadrolinija, maritime transport, Mediterranean rail corridor, Pag, port of Rijeka Authority, ports, Rab, rail transport, Rijeka, Skrljevo, TEN-T network, Zagreb

The Port of Patras will be linked to the Greek railway network by 2020

The Port of Patras will be linked to the Greek railway network by 2020
04/24/2015 - Angélique Kourounis et Thomas Iacobi, in ATHENS | Transport
GREECE. Athens aims to open up the country via modernisation of its ports and road and railway networks. Priority will be given to infrastructures connecting ro-ro services to railway lines and the Port of Patras should be the first to benefit by 2020.
Albany, Ancona, Athanassios Papadaskalopoulos, Athens, Bari, Brindisi, Bulgaria, Christos Loutsarakos, Egnatia, Europe, European Union (EU), Eurozone, Fyrom, Greece, Grigoris Sabatakakis, Hellenic Railways, Igoumenitsa, Ikonio, Institute of regional development, Italy, Kiato Halfway, logistics, Macedonia, maritime transport, OSE, Patras, Piraeus, ports, rail transport, regional planning, Rododafni, Shippax, Thessaloniki, transport, Turkey, Venice

Increased investment in Mediterranean rail

12/11/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


MEDITERRANEAN. In the space of a year, the EIB has agreed more than €1bn of loans for rail related public transport projects (trams, trains, and subways) in Mediterranean countries.
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Transportation of fruit and vegetables by rail: from myth to reality

Transportation of fruit and vegetables by rail: from myth to reality
10/29/2012 - Caroline Garcia | Transport
Over the past 15 years, Europe has been working on developing alternatives to road freight, both in light of the expected growth in flows and also with the aim of exploring greener modes of transport Since 1996, the European Union has been developing a Community-wide transport network,...
Europe, fermed, France, hubs, Jean-Philippe Delmont, Mediterranean rail corridor, Morocco, Novatrans, rail transport, RTE-T, Spain

'Green' fruit and veg transportation struggles to take off

'Green' fruit and veg transportation struggles to take off
10/29/2012 - Caroline Garcia | Transport
Attempts to change the way in which fruit and vegetables get from producers to consumers are encountering numerous hurdles, relating mainly to the products themselves. Nearly all fruit and vegetables traded in the Mediterranean region are transported by lorry. Those involved in the supply chain...
Agadir, agriculture, barking, bettembourg, boulou, Europe, europorte, eurotunnel, Luxembourg, maritime transport, Morocco, Mostapha Amri, rail transport, road freight, transport, UNTF

Change of track for fruit and vegetables

Change of track for fruit and vegetables
10/29/2012 - Caroline Garcia à BRUXELLES | Transport
Environmental objectives, green taxes and the development of alternatives to road transport are obliging fruit and vegetable carriers to think about the best course for the future. The issue is made all the more complex by the constraints of a fragile product. Both European and French objectives...
Agadir, agriculture, barking, bettembourg, boulou, bruno kothe, bruxelles, Europe, europorte, eurotunnel, eurovignette, ferrmed, FNTR, France, Fédération nationale du transport routier, hubs, Jean-Philippe Delmont, Luxembourg, Mostapha Amri, Novatrans, rail transport, TEN-T, UNTF

Piedmont wines enjoy international success

Piedmont wines enjoy international success
02/20/2012 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Industry
ITALY. 2011 will go down as one of the best vintages for Piedmont wines, exported as far afield as Asia in temperature controlled containers.
agriculture, Alba, Asti spumante, Barbera, Barolo, Canada, China, DOC DOCG, Esastern Europe, freight, Germany, Gianni Gagliardo, Italy, Japan, Langhe, Made in Piedmont, Piémont, rail transport, RFID, Switzerland, temperature controlled containers, transport, United States, Vinisud, wine

Israeli public-private partnerships multiply in Israel

Israeli public-private partnerships multiply in Israel
05/24/2011 - Hélène Lesman, JERUSALEM | Services
ISRAEL. Since the early 2000s, twenty projects have already been carried out as public-private partnerships (PPP) in Israel, in which the government has invested more than 33 billion shekels (€6.6 billion).
Acro group, Ashtrom, Banco Espirito Santo (BES), BOT, Calyon Corporate, EIB European Investment Bank, EIS, GES, Hadera, Hermoni, infrastructure fund, Israël, Jerusalem, metro, Negev, Palmahim, PPP, public-private partnership, rail transport, Tel Aviv, training city, transport, Tsahal, veolia, via Maris, water


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