Tag: Transportation
Will the French be able to go to work by train at the start of the school year?
This summer, 23 million users used this mode of transport, a record figure. However, there are no longer enough drivers to provide all the rail connections. The announced shortage is…
commissioning of the first hydrogen trains, a world first
A world railway first in Germany: the first hydrogen trains without harmful emissions were put into service on a small regional line this Wednesday, August 24, 2022. They were produced…
will the air traffic controllers’ strike take place?
A strike by air traffic controllers from the Agency for Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (Asecna) is scheduled for Thursday, August 25, which could block a large majority of…
sensitive issue for the government
Private jets of billionaires are in the crosshairs of politicians. Applications have made it possible to track the trips made this summer, in particular by wealthy businessmen, denounced for their…
The port of Gennevilliers, a logistics and river node at the gates of Paris
Continuation of our summer series on the ports of the world. Gennevilliers is the first river port in France. Every year, millions of tons of goods and materials pass through…
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…