EU Member States are not satisfied with the Greening Freight Package

A few EU Member States showed some dissatisfaction with the recent developments regarding the Greening Freight Package. Germany, France, Austria and the Netherlands were not happy with the definition of Combined Transport. Moreover, Sweden does not seem to satisfied with the Capacity Management Regulation as it abstained from voting on Council proposal during the EU…

ČD Cargo director: “A reverse modal shift would be imminent” with ETS-2

The EU’s Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS-2) could be a serious obstacle for the rail freight industry. It would be an additional financial burden but also hamper decarbonisation in transportation as a reverse modal shift could be “imminent”. The EU’s new emissions trading system, ETS-2, could be a serious burden on the rail freight sector.…

Work underway on new rail-river aggregates terminal in Normandy

Aggregates specialist Carrières de Vignats has laid the foundation stone for a multimodal freight terminal that will allow the transport of construction feedstock from Western France to the Greater Paris region by rail and river. Work began last September at the company’s site in Val d’Hazey in the département of Eure, in Normandy. The terminal…