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SNCF chief warns of ‘trucks taking it all’

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February 11, 2025
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The head of France’s state railways, SNCF chief Jean-Pierre Farandou has warned that, if the modal split between road and rail is not evened up,…

‘The outlook for European rail freight and intermodal transport is challenging’

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February 7, 2025
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In an interview with Railfreight.com, Marc Vollet, EVP, European Road Network at SNCF-owned multimodal operator Geodis, highlights that the flat-to-low-growth economic climate in Europe has…

Renovated rail freight line in southwest France finally enters service

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February 6, 2025
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A 12.5 kilometre-long rail freight line between Laluque and Tartas, in south-west France has finally re-entered service after a hiatus of almost five years. The…

Name controversy on Fret SNCF’s successor ends up in court

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February 4, 2025
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One of the two new companies replacing French Fret SNCF, Technis, is currently facing legal issues as there is another company with the same name…

Port strikes in France to disrupt rail freight flows

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February 4, 2025
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Docker and port worker unions at France’s major ports have begun a programme of industrial action which began last month and is set to continue…

Airbus Picks Former A380 Assembly Line As The 2nd A321XLR Production Facility

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February 1, 2025
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The Airbus final assembly line, known as Jean-Luc Lagardère facility, already delivered its first A321neo in December 2023.

Daher Delivers Two TBM 960s For Aerial Firefighting To Conair

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January 30, 2025
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Two aircraft were delivered to Conair for aerial firefighting purposes.

Modalis throws in towel on Marseille Fos combi terminal project

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January 28, 2025
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Intermodal solutions group Modalis has abandoned plans to build a combined road-rail freight transport terminal at Fos-sur-Mer, part of the Port of Marseille. The project,…

All The Military Aircraft Orders Dassault Won & Delivered In 2024

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January 28, 2025
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Dassault managed to deliver 21 Rafale fighter jets in 2024 while taking new orders for another 30 Rafales from international customers.

Somport tunnel connecting Spain and France is one step closer to reopening

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January 27, 2025
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Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has put out a tender for almost 2,8 million euros for a study on the reopening of the Somport rail tunnel,…