Tag: Transportation
the trial of the ex-CEO of Volkswagen suspended for health reasons
The trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, tried in Germany in the “dieselgate” affair, is suspended until at least the first months of 2025, the accused being unable to…
Gabonese Prosper Zo’o Minto’o appointed head of the agency for aviation safety in Africa
In Gabon, there is joy. Prosper Zo’o Minto’o was elected, Friday, September 27, in Dakar, Senegal, to the position of Director General of the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in…
Truckers Union Does Not Support Donald Trump or Kamala Harris
The powerful American “Teamsters” union announced on Wednesday, September 18, that it would no longer support either candidate for the White House. An announcement that is not good news for…
Danish DSV buys German Schenker and becomes a logistics heavyweight
In Germany, it is one of the biggest public company sales in recent years, the Danish logistics group DSV buys its rival, the German Schenker, a subsidiary of the railway…
In Kenya, VTC drivers on strike for better pay
In Kenya, drivers of digital taxi platforms are on strike. This Monday, September 9, there were about 4,000 of them on strike in Nairobi, according to the Online Drivers Organization.…
Problems with student transportation: ‘Smelly bus and shady man, I didn’t trust my child with that’
Early June, panic broke out among parents of more than 600 children who use student transport in five Utrecht municipalities. These are the municipalities of Bunnik, De Bilt, Utrechtse Heuvelrug,…
Unseenlabs, French nugget of “New Space”
Specialist in satellite radio frequency detection, the start-up Unseenlabs has established itself in the field of maritime surveillance. Based in Rennes, this young company is multiplying fundraisings and displays ambitions…
2024 Olympics: Heartache for Olympic visitors as they leave
After more than two weeks of sport and celebration, after the departure of the athletes on Monday, the visitors who had come for the Olympic Games are also leaving Paris.…
Rail network resumes, optical fiber targeted
Train traffic on the French high-speed rail network has resumed. Normally ” Monday morning, July 29, announced the French company SNCF. The announcement comes three days after the chaos caused…
Victim of a “massive attack” on its lines, the SNCF denounces acts of “sabotage”
On the night of Thursday to Friday, the SNCF suffered a “massive attack of scale to paralyze” its TGV network, the group told AFP. TGV traffic on the Atlantic, North…