Tag: Transportation
The European Hackathon, a competition to invent the transport of tomorrow
Three days to reinvent transport. This week, in Paris, the 3rd edition of the European Hackathon was held. Gathered at the French Gustave Eiffel University, students from twelve universities across…
Maritime traffic via Panama, slowed by drought, could be “normalized” before February 2025
The Panama Canal administrator said on Wednesday March 20 that he was counting on a return to normal traffic, restricted due to lack of precipitation, before February 2025. 2 mins…
The United States tightens car emissions standards to boost electric vehicles
The American government announced on Wednesday that it had finalized new standards on polluting emissions from automobiles, the strictest ever adopted, with the aim of accelerating the transition to electric…
fifteen drones fired by the Houthis shot down by US and allied forces
Fifteen drones fired by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were shot down by American and allied forces, the American…
Yemenia Airways is judged on appeal in Paris
Yemenia Airways appeal trial judged for homicide and involuntary injuries in the 2009 air disaster off the Comoros. A tragedy which took the lives of 141 passengers, including 65 French…
in Germany, trade unionists and climate activists demonstrate side by side
Demonstrators, often very young, from the climate movement “Fridays For Future”, demonstrated side by side with traditional German trade unionists on Friday March 1st. While the Verdi union has been…
The maritime carrier CMA CGM becomes the fifth global logistician
The maritime carrier CMA CGM, headed by Rodolphe Saadé, has finalized its purchase of Bolloré Logistics for nearly five billion euros. This acquisition, the most important since the creation of…
one year after the terrible train accident, the investigation remains far from being completed
In central Greece, last year, on the night of February 28 to March 1, 2023, near the city of Larissa, a freight train collided with a passenger train, causing the…
Heavy goods vehicles from Southern countries, export pollution
In Benin, trucks blamed for polluting the country’s cities With our correspondent in Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan Heavy goods vehicles are very numerous and visible in Cotonou and its surroundings. They…
EU announces mission to protect Red Sea traffic after new Houthi attacks
After two months of negotiations between Member States, the European Union announced on Monday February 19 its naval operation in the Red Sea, with the aim of securing maritime traffic…