Tag: Transportation
Marseille, the port of data centers
The Port of Marseille is the digital gateway linking Europe to the rest of the world. It is the attachment point for several submarine cables that allow data distribution and…
The port of Rouen, an emergency breadbasket in the face of the crisis
Our summer series dedicated to the ports of the world takes us to Rouen, in the north-west of France. The leading grain port in Western Europe, it is carried despite…
Ports of the world: Calais, “it’s Alcatraz”
Our Ports of the World summer series takes us to Calais today. This city in northern France is the closest to the British coast. Tourist and commercial ferries connect Calais…
the car market still sluggish in July
In France, no return to normal for car dealers. After two years of pandemic, the difficulties continue. In its latest report for the month of July 2022, the Automotive Platform…
China fines Didi, the “Chinese Uber”
After a year of investigation, Didi Chuxing, the “Chinese Uber” was fined on Thursday more than 8.02 billion yuan, or 1.16 billion euros, by the Chinese regulator. He was sentenced…
in the face of inflation, strike calls are increasing
Prices are rising in the UK, so is anger. While inflation reached 9.4% over one year in June, a record for 40 years, more and more employees are demanding wage…
Antananarivo faced with a new increase in the price of the bus ticket
Bus users in the Malagasy capital find themselves in confusion and discontent. When the increase in fuel prices was announced at the beginning of the week, the authorities had indicated…
When Jean-François Cadet takes the plane
All summer long, the great voices of RFI share their transport adventures with you! Souvenir, ritual, encounter, passion for the train, the truck, the car, the plane or the submarine,…
In Madagascar, civil society challenges leaders on rising fuel prices
On Monday July 11, the Malagasy government announced the new prices at the pump with immediate effect following a meeting with the oil companies. This announced increase of 44% on…
the vast investigation which lifts the veil on the brutal methods of the VTC giant
Passage in force, muscular lobbying, recruitment of former senior officials… An international investigation of journalists shows that the Uber platform has resorted to brutal practices and has ” break the…