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The 70-year-old Van Mossel Automotive Group, the car dealer giant (140 establishments) in The Netherlands, is going to sell trucks. The company always opted for autonomous growth and acquisitions. “Scale size is important,” says CEO Eric Berkhof. Expansion Holland has […]
Prices of oil transport by large carriers exploded last weeks, even twelvefold. The Belgian crude oil shipping company, Euronav, got paid 300.000 dollars per day by the Chinese for a 45-day journey by one of its huge crude carriers (VLCC) […]
Freight transport by trucks and vans has a much higher impact on health costs than estimated so far in some parts of Brussels. This is the conclusion of a new study by the VUB on the share of freight transport […]
ArianeGroup, joint-venture between European aerospace companies, Airbus and Safrane, has chosen to transport its new Ariane 6 rocket in parts to its launching platform at the Guyana Space Center in Kourou, by sailing ship. ‘Alizés’ – meaning ‘Trade Winds’ in […]
According to a report from the Consulting Committee for Rail Travelers (CCVF), Belgian rail manager, Infrabel, and operator, SNCB/NMBS, aren’t ready for the 2023 liberalization. The lack of investments, punctuality, or any shared vision is pointed out as significant issues. […]
Dutch truck manufacturing company, DAF, is not a die-hard believer in the electric semi-truck, it told Dutch financial newspaper FD. It’s instead focusing on hybrid drivetrains today, with a combustion engine and electric motor. “Reliability takes precedence over rapid innovation,” […]
During the first semester of 2019, Wallonia counted 265 road accidents involving trucks. It might only be two more than the previous year, yet they resulted in the death of 31 people compared to 15 last year. Weight and cargo […]
A substantial part of the French maritime sector favors slowing down its ships to reduce emissions. “Reducing the speed of our ships is simple, easy to do from the next day on, and comprehensible for everyone,” says president Philippe Louis-Dreyfus […]
Transporting parcels and goods by tram would be a good idea to release cities from traffic jams, but the solution seems to be far too expensive, for the time being. The road network around cities like Antwerp and Brussels is […]
An increasing number of Belgian transporters are switching to Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)-powered trucks. The fuel is said to emit up to 20% less CO2 and 60% less NOx than diesel. Thanks to the absence of any fuel tax, filling […]
Born from the imagination of the French start-up, TrucksMe, Truck.rent offers an online rental solution for all industrial vehicles. Thanks to its Trucks Mobility service, the lease is entirely self-service. Clients can, therefore, remotely rent, pay, make the inventory, and […]
While electric cars and buses are showing up in the streets more regularly, it is still waiting for the electric semi-truck in the transport sector. Only in 2028, this type of semi-truck will become cheaper than diesel, two sector economists […]
The new Brussels government wishes to encourage bicycle deliveries to reduce the number of trucks and vans driving through the city. Between 2012 and 2018, van traffic increased by 10% due, in part, to the success of e-commerce. Relay delivery […]
The Belgian real estate group, Montea, is building a warehouse in Antwerp to accommodate e-commerce clients wanting to deliver goods in the city by e-bike. It chose the terrains of Blue Gate behind the Antwerp justice building, commonly known as […]
The Northern Irish bus builder, Wrightbus, has filed for bankruptcy. There are 1.400 jobs at stake at the company, known for the New Routemaster, the red double-decker buses it built for Boris Johnson in his time as Mayor of London. […]
An increasing number of companies are taking their carbon footprints into account when booking a business trip, thus preferring the train to the plane. Between 2016 and 2018, the number of business tickets sold by the SNCF went up by […]
On Wednesday, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has inaugurated the new airport in Beijing. The impressive ultra-modern infrastructure in the shape of a starfish officially opened a few days before the 70th birthday of the communist regime. The inauguration of […]
The trucks on the Dutch roads are becoming less and less polluting. According to the Central Agency for Statistics (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, CBS), 58% of all transport trips are done by trucks with a Euro 6 engine, the […]
People who’re daily commuting between the city of Antwerp and the Waasland should better be prepared for nuisance due to the planned works of the Oosterweel connection. The management company, Lantis, however, is developing several measures to alleviate the mobility […]
Over the coming months, 44 barges will dispose of dug up soil from the site of the Antwerp Montevideo building project. By transporting the soil over waterways, 4.500 trucks are taken off the road, according to the site development company, […]
While Brussels is pushing both Regions to implement a nationwide kilometer tax, Wallonia is tiptoeing on the subject. While some get behind the Walloon majority agreement, which doesn’t mention said tax, others ensure that the subject will be discussed. How […]
The Belgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has a far-reaching emergency plan ready in case the Brexit leads to traffic chaos. There are filter blockades, forced traffic, and even closing borders. “The Brexit may bring extra traffic to the ports of […]
Within two years, the Antwerp Port will have the world’s first hydrogen driven tugboat operational. It will be zero-emission for most of its working time, and the good news is that it will cost only 10% more than a conventional […]
Although a hard Brexit scenario is on hold for the moment, the automotive and transport sectors will be hit the hardest if it hits. That’s what analysts of KBC Asset Management say. The Eurotunnel and airlines, like Ryanair, would take […]
The American webshop giant, Amazon, has ordered 100.000 electric vans from electric car manufacturer Rivian. The company wants to be entirely carbon-neutral by 2040. The vans will be used for the so-called ‘last mile’ to deliver parcels at home. The […]
The Dutch authorities are again appropriating a budget for cleaner trucks driving on liquefied natural gas (LNG), but they emit up to five times more nitrogen than diesel trucks. That was the conclusion of some driving tests the Dutch authorities […]
The Antwerp police are the initiator of Skyfall, a European project to eliminate dangerous drones. The police will buy special devices that can take control of the drones and even capture them in a net. Skyfall is a cooperation between […]
Since March 2018, there have been more than 16.000 commercial drone flights above Belgium. Some were meant for inspection, others to make aerial photos. The information was communicated on Thursday, during the presentation of the new version of the drone […]
Last summer, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) conducted a study on air pollution in Paris, measuring the real exhaust gases of 180.000 vehicles. Results show that 64% of cars driving through the French capital are diesel cars, 28% […]
The freight train operator, Lineas, is doubling the number of goods trains to ease the congestion caused by the Oosterweel works in Antwerp. This could double the number of trucks taken out of road traffic. “We want to prepare for […]
The road-pricing discussion is here to stay. This time it’s the Belgian Federal Planning Bureau (Planbureau) publicizing a new study on Friday. If taxes on transport would better correlate with congestion and environmental costs, this could save up to 2,3 […]
With a quick count of 137 low emission zones (LEZ) throughout Europe today, ranging from temporary ones to zero-emission zones (ZEZ), it’s getting hard to see the wood for the trees. A German company, called Green-Zones, found a way to […]
From next January, tens of thousands of ships will have to switch to new, less polluting fuels, a revolution that may increase the cost of shipping but also prices at the pump for motorists. Health issue To limit the highly […]
The Walloon municipality of Villers-la-Ville will host Belgium’s first motor show dedicated to electric and hybrid vehicles on September 29. Visitors will be able to see, touch, and feel more than fifty cars, motorbikes, scooters, bicycles, and even light commercial […]
The British web shop Made.com is going to collaborate with the Belgian logistics company, Katoen Natie, to send its furniture from Antwerp to ten different countries. With its 173 million pounds return, Made.com is still relatively small, but the start-up […]
