The long-debated bridge has once again moved up Italy’s political agenda. Critics warn that the numbers do not add up and that the risks remain formidable.
Without the wires above them, electric trains are powerless to operate. A Swiss company with a British base has laterally thought through the problem, and might just be ready to swing into action.
The oldest conveyor of commerce around the UK is still the second most important. Chris Lipscomb, Director of Operations at Logistics UK, recently addressed the status of the sector at a Westminster reception.
PD Ports is welcoming a new shareholder. Pontegadea Inversiones, the Spanish investment firm best known for its ties to global fashion retailer Inditex, has agreed to acquire a 49% stake.
Ocean Network Express is sharpening its focus on intra-European services, deploying more vessels and equipment for handling out-of-gauge cargo without disrupting sailing schedules.
China has become the workshop of the world and remains eager to share the fruits of those labours. Rail plays a small but increasingly important role in getting some of those goods to market.
Once completed, the 18km immersed tunnel will connect Rødbyhavn in Denmark with Puttgarden in Germany, establishing a permanent road and rail link beneath the Fehmarn Belt waterway.
A fierce storm and a major ferry port knocked out of action for over a month. A parliamentary investigation into has uncovered that a critical piece of UK infrastructure is surprisingly fragile.
There is a diverse portfolio of Ro-Ro operations that keep the wheels of European trade rolling, connecting islands and making short sea routes out of long inland alternatives.
The UK is very much divided over rail freight operations and ambitions. The need to encourage modal shift is widely recognised, but differing demands call for a different approach in each of the four nations.