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La Méridionale opens a maritime line between Marseille and Tangier Med

La Méridionale opens a maritime line between Marseille and Tangier Med
12/01/2020 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE / MOROCCO. The shipping company La Méridionale will offer, as from Wednesday 2 December 2020, a regular freight and passenger shipping line between Marseille and Tangier Med.
Benoït Dehaye, Eric Brioist, France, Girolata, La Méridionale, maritime links, maritime transport, Marseille, Morocco, Pelagos, Tangier, Tangier Med, transport

Ryanair to open a permanent base at Beauvais

Ryanair to open a permanent base at Beauvais
09/24/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. The airline company Ryanair is going to set up a permanent base at Paris-Beauvais airport, located in Tillé, with two planes stationed. version française

air transport, airline, airport Paris-Beauvais, Beauvais, Boeing, Cyprus, France, François Rubichon, low cost, Manchester, Marseille, Paphos, Picardie, Ryanair, Tillé, transport, United Kingdom

Vueling positions itself for the first time on domestic flights in France

Vueling positions itself for the first time on domestic flights in France
09/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / SPAIN. The low-cost airline Vueling will offer its first domestic flights in France by serving Marseille, Brest and Montpellier from Paris-Orly airport.
Air France, airline, Barcelona, Brest, France, IAG, Ibiza, Marseille, Montpellier, Paris-Orly, Spain, Transavia.com, transport, Vueling

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, Seville, SNCF, Spain, Tarragona, train, transport, Valencia, Zaragoza

Airbus promises the first commercial flight of a hydrogen-powered aircraft in 2035

Airbus promises the first commercial flight of a hydrogen-powered aircraft in 2035
09/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. Airbus has revealed its strategy to develop a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft in 2035. Its teams are working on three concepts.fr version française
aeronautics sector, Airbus, Ariane, aviation, blending-wing body, BWB, Glenn Llewellyn, Guillaume Faury, hydrogen, hydrogen aircraft, industry, Jean-Brice Dumont, transport, Turbofan, Turboprop, Zero

Transavia reinforces its programme in France with the opening of five routes

Transavia reinforces its programme in France with the opening of five routes
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. Transavia France launches five new routes serving the South of France from Paris-Orly and Nantes-Atlantique.
air transport, airline, Biarritz, France, Lyon, Marseille, Marseille Provence, Mediterranean, Montpellier, Nantes, Nantes-Atlantique, Nice Côte d'Azur, Paray-Vieille-Poste, Paris-Orly, Toulouse-Blagnac, Transavia, transport

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. According to a survey conducted by Flightright, between July and August 2020, just over 65,000 flights were operated out of France, down 60% from 2019. version française
Air Corsica, air transport, airlines, airports, Ajaccio, ASL Airlines, Barcelona, Bastia, Beauvais, British Airways, destinations, EasyJet, Europe, flightright, France, Hop! Lille, Lisbon, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Paris-CDG, Ryanair, Strasbourg, Toulouse, transport, Tunis, Tunisair, Vueling, Wizz Air

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"
03/19/2018 - Interviewed by Frédéric Dubessy, in LA VALETTE (MALTA) | Socio-economic assessments


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Africa, BRT, city-to city cooperation, Dakar, eco-citizen behaviour, energy efficiency, energy saving, environmental, European union, FAO, Food and agriculture organization of the United nations, Marseille, Mediterranean, migration, Milan, Ndiouga Sakho, Paris, pollution, public tranportation, renewable energy, TER, Territorial Energy Climate Plan, transport

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, Agadir, Agence française de développement, Atlantic, Casablanca, Cop22, Deloitte, FADES, Fasep, France, Gibraltar, Gibraltar tunnel, high-speed rail line, investments, Kenitra, LGV, Madrid, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Moroccan TGV, Morocco, Office national des chemins de fer, ONCF, Paris, Rabat, railways, Tangiers, TGV, Tohmatsu, Touche, train, transport

Cairo metro spreads its tentacles

Cairo metro spreads its tentacles
12/13/2016 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects
To ease its chronic traffic congestion, Cairo's is continually investing in extending its metro system. Work is currently in progress on phase 3 of line no. 3 which, when finished, will link the airport to the city centre. Version française
AFD, Alstom, Arab Contractors, Bouygues, Cairo, Colas Rail, Egypt, EIB, Euravia, European Investment bank, France, French development agency, Giza Pyramids, Metro, Nasr City, NAT, National Authority for Tunnels, Nile, Orascom, Thalès, transport, Vinci

Building roads to boost Tunisian economic growth

Building roads to boost Tunisian economic growth
02/25/2016 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Considerable investment has been made to develop the road network in order to open up the interior and relieve traffic congestion in coastal towns. Version française
ADB, Algeria, EIB European Investment Bank, highway Transmaghrébine, highways, infrastructure, Maghreb, Morocco, roads, transport, Tunisia, World Bank WB

Algeciras aims to defend its title as the “Port of the Mediterranean”

Algeciras aims to defend its title as the “Port of the Mediterranean”
04/24/2015 - Francis Matéo, in BARCELONA | Transport
SPAIN. The Port of Algeciras aims to maintain its leading position in goods handling in the Mediterranean by reaching 100 million tonnes this year.
ABPA, Africa, Algeciras, Baleria, Ceuta, Iberian Peninsula, logistic, Manuel Moron, Mediterranean, Morocco, Motorways of the seau, Outer Green Island, ro-ro, Saint-Nazaire, Shippax, Spain, strait of Gibraltar, Tanger Med Line, Tanger Med port, Trans-European Transport Network, transport, Vigo

Ro-ro traffic gets a boost in Marseille thanks to higher volume container flows

Ro-ro traffic gets a boost in Marseille thanks to higher volume container flows
04/24/2015 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Transport
FRANCE. Marseille is banking on container shipping to regain its position as the leading port in the Mediterranean. These investments will also benefit ro-ro services.
 
Bettembourg, Christine Cabau-Whoehrel, Clesud, Fabienne Margail, Fos, France, Le Boulou, logistic, Marseille, Mediterranean, Medlink ports, Miramas, Mourepiane, port, port Marseille Fos, ro-ro, Shippax, 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, logistic, Mediterranean, Mediterranean corridor, Motorways of the sea, North Africa, port, Port of Barcelona, Prat quay, ro-ro, 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, Logistic, Mediterranean, National roads company of Israel, Netivei Yisrael, Red Sea, Red-Med Railway, ro-ro, Shippax, transport, Turkey

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, Eurozone, Fyrom, Greece, Grigoris Sabatakakis, Hellenic Railways, Igoumenitsa, Ikonio, Institute of regional development, Italy, Kiato Halfway, logistic, Macedonia, OSE, Patras, Piraeus, ro-ro, Rododafni, Shippax, Thessaloniki, transport, Turkey, Venice

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro
04/24/2015 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Ports in southern Europe are working hard to lure container traffic from Anvers and Rotterdam. An increase in ro-ro traffic could follow in its wake.
 
Aftri, Algeciras, Anvers, Ashdod, Austria, Barcelona, Bavaria, Brussels, container, Croatia, Europe, European commission, Finland, France, Genoa, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Isemar, Israel, Italy, Juncker, Juncker plan, La Spezia, logisitic, Maghreb, Marc Grolleau, Marseille, Mechanism for interconnection, Mediterranean, Medlinks, MIE, Netherlands, Palermo, Paul Tourret, Rhône, Rijeka, ro-ro, Road Transport Association, Rotterdam, Scotlan, Shippax, shipping lines, Spain, Superior institute of maritime economy, Switzerland, Sète, Tangier, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Transcargo, transport

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean
05/23/2014 - Mathieu Bouchard | Transport
A contrasting picture for trans-Mediterranean Ro-Ro. East-west routes are developing positively but traffic between Europe and North Africa is decreasing.
Anne Gallais-Bouchet, Balearic Island, Barcelona, CMA CGM, Corsica, eco-tax, Egypt, France, Greece, Grimaldi Lines, Grégory Fourcin, ISEMAR, Istanbul, Italie, Italy, Jean-Marie Millour, KKR, Livorno, Marseille, Mediterranean, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, Pendik, port, Ro-Ro, Sardinia, Savona, SECA, Shippax, Short Sea Promotion Centre, Spain, Syria, Toulon, transport, Trieste, Tunisia, Turkey, UN RO-RO, Valencia

Egypt’s orange revolution

Egypt’s orange revolution
04/18/2013 - Safia Ouared, Cairo | Transport
In the space of a few years, Egypt has made a quantum leap, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in the citrus fruit sector. This leap places it alongside Spain and Turkey on the podium of top orange producers and exporters, not only in the Mediterranean, but also in the world market.
Alexandria, Aswan Dam, Citrus, citrus grower, Egypt, exporter of orange, fruit, fuel, Gizeh, Mediterranean, Morocco, orange, packaging, plant, plants, refrigerated trucks, Russia, Shortage, Spain, storage, transport

"The offer was disproportionate"

"The offer was disproportionate"
03/21/2013 - Interview by Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Transport
Charles Revet, senator for Seine-Maritime, author of a report in 2009 on Corsica's shipping services, referred at the time to an oversized service and made a number of recommendations. He agreed to give his views on new plans undertaken by Corsica's public authorities in an exclusive interview with econostrum.info.
Charles Revet, Corsica, Corsica Ferries, corsica'transport office, corsican region, France, Seine-maritime, Shippax, shipping services, SNCM, traffic, transport

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