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The Flemish majority parties (N-VA, Open Vld, CD&V) seem to be opening the door to road pricing for passenger cars again. In any case, they think that the debate should be held. This appears from a question in the Flemish […]
Port of Antwerp is converting one of its tug boats to methanol propulsion, a world first. The so-called ‘methatug’ should be operational by 2022. The initiative is part of the European Fastwater project, set up by a consortium of European […]
From the 39 million trucks spotted by the Viapass cameras on Belgian roads in 2020-2021, almost 80% complied with the currently most stringent standard, Euro 6. Five years ago, when Belgium introduced road pricing for trucks, this was only 30,6%, […]
Last Friday, Walloon renewable energy provider Enora, transport company Fockedey, and vehicle manufacturer Iveco inaugurated Belgium’s largest gas station in the industrial park Leuze Europe in Leuze-en-Hainaut. Ten trucks can refuel simultaneously in the new CNG gas station. Compressed Natural […]
After two years of intensive testing, Mercedes-Benz Trucks says it’s ready to launch its first serial produced battery-electric truck, the eActros, in a world premiere on June 30th. Actual production will start in the second half of this year at […]
Air Antwerp is shutting down its operations. The company, known for its connections between Antwerp and London, has been bankrupted by the corona crisis. The airport is now looking for a new airline to operate the route. Air Antwerp hardly […]
Brussels Airlines resumes flights to the United States on Monday. A flight to New York will be the first transatlantic flight since March 2020. “A symbolic milestone in our relaunch,” says the airline. This week, Brussels Airlines, wholly owned by […]
European car and truck manufacturers federation ACEA has commissioned a study with the German Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI to map out the precise locations for truck stops with charging facilities needed in Europe for future electric […]
A 110 m long, semi-autonomous container barge now connects the ports of Antwerp and Liège. Born from Seafar and Tercofin (Novandi Group) collaboration, it is remote-controlled from a control room in Antwerp. Due to the different legislations, the barge can […]
The Leuven-based company OTRA Solutions is launching a digital platform for drivers, companies, and parking operators in the transport sector. The real-time parking tool has to offer a solution for the increasing parking problems along the major European traffic axes. […]
Near the Port House on the Antwerp Eilandje, the company CMB has opened a multimodal hydrogen filling station on the border of the city and the port. According to CMB, an Antwerp shipping company that focuses on hydrogen solutions for […]
The transportation and logistics sector is moving towards a zero-emission scenario just as rapidly as the car sector. But since fuel cost has a severe impact on their business models, the switch is much more significant. The willingness from the […]
Air transport professionals worry about the possible upcoming chaos in airports this summer due to increased waiting times caused by the multiple ID and corona passport controls. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), holidaymakers could spend up to […]
Due to the pandemic, Brussels Airport lost € 147 million in 2020, saw its passenger count drop from 26,4 million in 2019 to only 6,7 million last year, and lost 4 000 direct jobs. Looking towards the future, with a […]
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to test, via pilot projects, how bicycles can be more easily used for goods transport. She has drawn up a regulatory framework for this. “Certainly, in an urban context, transport by […]
Gathered at the Athus Container Terminal (TCA), European Commissioner in charge of Transports, Adina Vãlean, and Belgian Mobility Minister, Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo), have reiterated their common ambition to make rail freight grow. The objective is to increase volume by 50% […]
Uber drivers and other ride-hailing professionals are gathering in Brussels today to protest their smartphone ban. Associations are baffled that the government neglects and represses the use of modern technologies, which are inherent to the work of Uber drivers. Protestors […]
After some delay due to the pandemic, the Nightjet finally arrived in Brussels and Amsterdam this week, rolling in from Vienna overnight. This night train is an initiative of the public Austrian railroad company ÖBB that has an agreement with […]
To keep their heads above the water, high-speed train companies Thalys and Eurostar seek outside help and (probably) each other’s company. While the latter already received a 290 million euro loan last week, Thalys realized the first external financing of […]
The Dutch province of Utrecht plans to build up to ten hydrogen filling stations by 2025 and to put a total of 1 800 hydrogen-powered Hyzon Motors vehicles into services. The initiative is part of the province’s agreement and overall […]
Since April, Daimler Truck’s heavy-duty hydrogen truck, the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 presented as a prototype in September last year, is doing ‘rigorous’ test laps on the circuit, prepping for road tests by the end of this year. Meantime, Daimler Truck joins […]
The Flemish Waterway will launch a pilot project to transport construction materials on pallets via inland shipping, the organization announced on Tuesday. The project called ‘Via Palletto’ will provide scheduled trips with fixed stops to combine cargo and transport the […]
The Port of Antwerp will lead an international consortium with 46 partners to make the European ports ‘greener’. ‘Pioneers’, as the project is called, will get a 25-million-euros subsidy from the European Horizon 2020 program to develop solutions against greenhouse […]
City dwellers might soon welcome a different but very cuddly kind of delivery vehicle at their front door, dropping off their food, packages, and other knick-knacks bought over the Internet. For Citroën is launching a cargo version of its cute […]
French Air Liquide, Colruyt’s DATS 24, and Port of Antwerp announced their intention to deploy up to 300 hydrogen-driven fuel cell trucks by 2025 and establish six high-capacity hydrogen fueling stations. The initiative is part of the HyTrucks project, a […]
Three major Japanese marine engine manufacturers, Yanmar, Kawasaki, and J-ENG, have joined forces to develop hydrogen technology for ocean-going and coastal vessels and bring hydrogen-fueled engines and ship generators to the market by 2025. But it will be Belgian technology, […]
After three weeks of debate, French deputies of the Assemblée Nationale have adopted the Climate and Resilience Bill (Loi Climat). The seven titles and 218 articles, which still have to go through the Senate, will act on a broad spectrum. […]
People driving up a grade crossing when traffic is obstructed risk being severely fined in the future. The Commission for Mobility ratified Marianne Verhaert’s (Open Vld) law proposition to increase the fines for such infringements on Tuesday. Fines can amount […]
On Sunday, a new bridge over the Albert Channel has been installed in Meerhout-Vorst (Antwerp). The new bridge construction fits in the large-scale project of the Flemish Waterway (Vlaamse Waterweg) to raise all 62 bridges over the Albert Channel to […]
As part of the federal recovery plan, Belgian rail will receive an envelope of €365 million. The plan is to increase accessibility in train stations for the disabled, favor multimodal transport by welcoming bicycles, develop an online ticket platform, and […]
The city of Antwerp has put much effort into realizing the modal shift from fewer cars to more alternative transport means. According to the most recent mobility statistics, in 2010, 51% of Antwerp citizens still used their car to go […]
Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have outlined their plans for their Cellcentric joint venture, envisioning to start mass production of fuel cells for trucks as soon as 2025. In the online presentation, Martin Lundstedt, CEO of the Volvo Group, […]
Amsterdam is – after Shanghai – the second city worldwide where Ikea will deliver its parcels electrically. Twenty-two electric vehicles will drive around within the Amsterdam beltway as of May. The initiative is part of Ikea’s ambition to become climate-positive […]
In a joint letter to the EU Commission, ACEA and T&E warn for three to six times more zero-emission trucks to hit the road by 2030 than assumed so far by the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, which counts on […]
Already more than half (57%) of the Belgian company cars and commercial vans could be all-electric, according to research by Webfleet Solutions, one of Europe’s leading telematics solution providers. The company analyzed some 100 000 connected vehicles all over Europe, […]
