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The Dutch Van Mossel Automotive Group, one of the Benelux largest car dealer groups, is going to venture into Mercedes Benz Trucks also, with a new dealership at the Bisschoppenhoflaan in Deurne (Antwerp). In the Netherlands, Van Mossel is running […]
Belgium is the first country to be able to monitor and maintain nitrogen emissions above the North Sea. According to a press release from the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, KBIN), Belgium is a […]
After gathering seven billion euros in April of last year to help Air France, the French state opens its wallet once again. Four billion euros will be made available to the airline, by transforming the previous €3 billion loan into […]
American heavy fuel cell truck developer Hyzon is launching its leasing service in the European Union. It’s intended to be a ‘holistic fleet leasing offering’ for the European market that includes the Hyzon FCEV trucks, the hydrogen fuel, insurance, service, […]
By the end of the year, automotive group Stellantis will have three hydrogen-powered vans in its dealerships. The fuel cell Peugeot Expert, Citroën Jumpy, and Opel Vivaro will be assembled at the Opel’s Russelsheim site in Germany, which has become […]
Belgian retail group Colruyt and international beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev are joining forces to set up a market for hydrogen-driven road transport, starting with a 44-ton hydrogen truck delivering beer to the distribution center regularly. With the Belgian project, both […]
In the wake of the Renaulution plan, CEO Luca de Meo’s sweeping stratagem for a turnaround at the brand, Renault is also uplifting and reviewing its commercial vehicle branch. As part of its energy transition, it is expanding and will […]
Urban Waterway Logistics, a consortium of building material suppliers, is testing its purpose-built electric delivery raft to be used on the Ghent inner-city waterways. With a capacity of 20 tons, the raft has a limited draft and height to be […]
Last year, 31 283 fines were issued for non-compliance with the mileage tax on Flemish roads. That is a new record. Those fines represented a total amount of over 12 million euros. “However, nothing says that we will actually receive […]
The Scottish government will renationalize train operator ScotRail by March of next year, the BBC reported on Wednesday. Since 2015, the train service is run by private company Abellio, a Dutch NS railways daughter. Eventually, the contract was to end […]
The number of traffic deaths in Flanders fell by 18,8% last year, to 247. Remarkable: last year, there were slight increases in the number of fatalities in accidents involving cyclists and light trucks (+3 fatalities in both categories). Flemish minister […]
While in the passenger car market alternative drivetrains like BEVs and PHEVs, in particular, are gaining momentum, in the EU truck market, it’s the diesel engine that remains omnipresent with 96,4% of new sales, despite an overall decline of -25,5%. […]
Ford Trucks, a joint venture between the American Ford concern and its Turkish partner Koç, is coming to Belgium. This year, Ford Trucks wants to open five dealerships spread over the country and a webshop for trucks. The first one […]
On Wednesday, DHL Express opened a new city hub at Blue Gate business park in the south of Antwerp. The 12 000 square meters distribution center will be the largest operated by DHL Express in Belgium and will focus on […]
On Friday, the Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), announced that Belgium, following Malta’s example, is going to the European Court of Justice against the new European rules on cabotage. These are agreements on temporary carrying out transports […]
As we just closed the first 20 years of the 21st century, the Belgian and Luxembourg Car and Two-wheeler federation Febiac has issued a pocket guide with relevant statistic material on and some (short) analysis of the Belgian car market. […]
During a protest in Brussels on Thursday, Uber drivers once again expressed their dissatisfaction with the ban on the use of smartphones for limousine drivers, under which Uber falls, which has been in force since Monday in the Brussels capital […]
This Thursday, German air transport group Lufthansa and its Belgian subsidiary, Brussels Airlines, have announced record losses for 2020. The group’s revenues fell from 36,4 to 13,6 billion euros, losing €300 million per month in operating cash during the last […]
The majority of the Brussels government is divided on the decision that Uber drivers are, since Monday, no longer allowed to use their smartphones for orders for rides. On Twitter, Brussels Minister Sven Gatz (Open Vld) and Brussels State Secretary […]
The Belgian Army has awarded a tender for 879 military trucks to DAF, a Dutch manufacturer with a major Belgian production site. The tender from the Belgian army concerns the purchase and maintenance of 879 DAF CF military vehicles. It […]
Belgium and the Netherlands finally signed a declaration of intent to realize the Ghent-Terneuzen railway line. The project, which will cost almost 200 million euros, can take 8 500 trucks off the road. In the future, trains should run smoothly […]
The further electrification of the Belgian rail network, combined with battery trains if necessary, seems to be the most interesting alternative to diesel trains. That is the conclusion of a study by FPS Mobility and Transport. Today, hydrogen is no […]
According to a survey by HR services company Acerta, employees still prefer company cars for their daily commute. Alongside, more and more people are discovering the advantages of cycling, which made a significant leap forward. Public transport loses ground and […]
American fuel cell truck developer Hyzon will deliver in the next five years 1 500 heavy-duty trucks on hydrogen to New Zealand’s Hiringa Energy. The New Zealand hydrogen specialist builds a countrywide network of hydrogen stations and offers the trucks […]
The Danish shipping giant, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, known as Maersk, wants to launch its first carbon-free liner vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule. “Thanks to the technical evolutions and clients’ increasing demand for more sustainable transport, […]
One of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft of the aviation company TUI fly has its airworthiness certificate back from the Belgian authorities. This means that the airplane is allowed to transport passengers again and the first one – with destination […]
On Monday, Seafar, a specialized company in remotely controlled navigation, launched the first shipping trip between the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge. Deseo, a 110-meter long containership – the largest semi-autonomous canal ship – will make the trip daily, transporting […]
After years of a love-hate relationship, the marriage of convenience between Antwerp and Zeebrugge’s harbors will create Europe’s largest auto-transfer hub in Belgium with nearly 3 million vehicles a year. But when the wedding is finalized this year, it will […]
All small Nissan vans for Europe will be built in the Renault factory in Maubeuge, France. That was announced last week by the Alliance. Nissan will not provide a successor to the existing e-NV200 in Europe. That model will be […]
Car manufacturer federation Febiac, the federation of car rental companies Renta, and the car sector federation Traxio join forces to create Mobia, a mobility platform that will develop, communicate, defend common views, and provide services to members of the three […]
On Tuesday night during an extraordinary meeting, Liège Airport’s Board of Directors unanimously decided to dismiss CEO Luc Partoune for serious misconduct. An audit brought to light several potential shortcomings, including the hiring of former TEC boss Jean-Claude Phlypo. Auditors […]
The Flemish Waterway (De Vlaamse Waterweg, DVW) has announced a new phase of the Watertruck+ project. The project aims at finding solutions to transport goods via waterways. This year, the participating partners want to haul 120 000 tons of goods […]
Flanders and the Brussels Capital Region have €1,6 million European money to hand out for public or private projects to install chargers for electric cars or shore power plugs for inland shipping. Projects can be subsidized up to 20% of […]
Thirty to forty cities in the Netherlands are expected to commit before the end of the year to install a ‘zero-emission’ zone for city logistics by 2025, banning polluting vans and trucks for last-mile delivery. Agreements are made with the […]
In a report on the future of mobility in the Île-de-France Region, seven MPs from different horizons and François Durovray, President of the Essonne County Council, suggest introducing an ‘ecotax’ targeting trucks and light duty commercial vehicles. They wish to […]
