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Berlin’s new airport BER takes finally off in midst of pandemic
Luc Joris Posted On October 30, 2020


Berliners did not believe it anymore: their new airport BER will welcome its first planes on Saturday, nine years behind schedule, and with major worries at a time when the airline sector is undergoing the worst crisis in history. The […]


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Brussels: millions in compensation for aircraft nuisance
Félix Bouland Posted On October 29, 2020


The Court of Appeal has condemned the State of Belgium to pay several million euros in compensation to more than 300 residents of municipalities around Brussels Airport. The Court ruled that those residents suffered from noise pollution exceeding thresholds set […]


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New corona measures start showing impact on traffic
Luc Joris Posted On October 27, 2020


Since last week, teleworking has once again become the norm in Belgium due to the corona crisis. This decision has an immediate major impact on the volume of traffic. Traffic congestion was much lower, and the ridership on the public […]


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Seven rentable cargo e-bikes to keep trucks out of Antwerp
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 23, 2020


Three Antwerp organizations – mobility organization Bycykel, thrift store Kringwinkel, and building material company Ecomat/Circomat – have invested in seven electric cargo bikes and accompanying trailers. Other companies and people living in the neighborhood can borrow those vehicles. The city […]


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E17 dynamic road signs to give real-time info on truck parking
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 23, 2020


Five highway parking lots along the E17 between Ghent and Courtrai will be equipped with road signs informing truck drivers about the occupation rate. This way, they can choose a more quiet place to get some sleep. Flemish Minister for […]


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France to force through tax penalty for heavy SUVs
Félix Bouland Posted On October 16, 2020


France is set to introduce an additional tax penalty system, specifically designed to hinder the multiplication of heavy and more polluting SUVs on the road. It will tax €10 per kilogram above 1,8 tons and will be implemented in 2022. […]


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Fully electric Carver Cargo to hit the streets
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 14, 2020


Ten years after its failed introduction, the Dutch three-wheeler Carver returned in September last year in an electric version for the city. One year later, Carver introduces the full electric ‘Cargo’ with 500-liter cargo capacity, a perfect solution for last-mile […]


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IDS-Q8 to offer used vegetable oil diesel alternative in Belgium
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 14, 2020


IDS-Q8 (International Diesel Service), the ‘truck’ branch of Kuwait Petroleum International, is the first to offer a low-carbon, 100% fossil-free alternative for diesel for trucks, based on used vegetable oil in Belgium. And this fuel can be used by classic […]


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Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks hit the road in Switzerland
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 7, 2020


On this Wednesday, the seven first Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks of a fleet of fifty have hit the road in Switzerland. The trucks are rented on a pay-per-use base, offering a flat fee per kilometer, including all expenses and […]


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Revamped Stint is ready, company faces bankruptcy
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 5, 2020


The Dutch company producing the electric cargo cart, Stint, is ready with a revamped version, but it faces bankruptcy. Last week, it had to dismiss all its personnel. Today, the company announces that the end is inevitable, writes Dutch newspaper […]


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VIL study: ‘Storage hub can reduce trucks in building sector’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 1, 2020


A construction project often causes a lot of to and fro traffic of large trucks with materials. This transport is expensive and causes traffic nuisance. The logistic center VIL calculated that combined deliveries of materials from a ‘construction hub’ would […]


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Uber gets London taxi license back
Luc Joris Posted On September 29, 2020


The transport and taxi company, Uber, has its taxi license back in London. A British court ruled that the American company has done enough to comply with the conditions. Uber had lost its license last year because Transport for London […]


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Low German Rhine makes transport more expensive
Gert Verhoeven Posted On September 23, 2020


Dryness again causes low water levels on the Rhine. This obstructs the supply of important industrial centers. Tariffs for German inland navigation are rising sharply. German economy The ever longer periods of drought weigh on the water level of the […]


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Double-deck trailers reduce Bpost group truck transport by 30%
Luc Joris Posted On September 22, 2020


Bpost group has today introduced new double-deck trailers to reduce its truck transport by 30%. “This is a first for the parcels sector in Belgium,” says the Belgian national postal operator. Bpost group wants to purchase more than 320 double-deck […]


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World’s first: Belgian hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel engine
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 18, 2020


BeHydro, the joint venture of engine manufacturer Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) (and the Belgian shipping giant CMB has presented on Thursday its new engine that can run on hydrogen and diesel at the same time. A world’s first and ready […]


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Daimler shows concept GenH2 long-haul hydrogen truck
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 17, 2020


Daimler Trucks has unveiled in Berlin its concept for the next-generation heavy long-haul truck powered by hydrogen: the Mercedes-Benz GenH2. Armed with two 40 kg tanks with minus 253° C cooled liquid hydrogen and two fuel cells, the 40-ton truck […]


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Brussels Airport intercontinental hub for corona vaccines?
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 17, 2020


Brussels Airport expects the first large loads of corona vaccines to arrive as soon as mid-October. The Belgian airport has major trump cards to become an important hub for the intercontinental transport of corona vaccines, they believe. Last week, the […]


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EU traces out path to an accelerated energy transition
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 16, 2020


In her first State of the Union, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, traced out on Wednesday the path of an ambitious energy transition that is to impact everyday life for the next thirty years. New is […]


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Diesel is also losing ground in the transport sector
Gert Verhoeven Posted On September 16, 2020


On the market for trucks, buses, and vans, diesel continues to rule as the primary fuel. Still, with the advent of gas and electrically driven trucks and vans, in particular, this diesel monopoly is gradually starting to erode. Different technologies […]


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Greenpeace’s 2040 carbon-neutral plan: ‘no ICE cars after 2028’
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 15, 2020


Greenpeace Belgium has published its step-by-step plan for mobility in Europe to become carbon neutral by 2040. One of the spearheads is a total ban on sales of new ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars after 2028. No diesel or gasoline […]


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Number of cars in Belgium stagnates
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 15, 2020


According to the national bureau for statistics, Statbel, there are a fraction fewer cars on the road than last year on the 1st of August. The small regress (-0,01%) is the first since World War II. Is it due to […]


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VUB professor on mobility: ‘Now is the time to invest’
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 14, 2020


Cathy Macharis, professor of sustainable mobility and logistics at the Brussels University VUB, published her new book ‘Met een factor 8 naar de mobiliteit van de toekomst’ last week. She urges everybody to make the transition to sustainable mobility as […]


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‘Proximus considering selling Be-Mobile and Flitsmeister’
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 11, 2020


Belgian telecom operator, Proximus, is considering selling its mobility daughter Be-Mobile, also the owner of the popular Dutch navigation service Flitsmeister. It appointed a merchant bank to study the ‘strategic options’, newspaper De Tijd writes quoting a source close to […]


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GM’s $2 billion stake puts Nikola definitely on the map
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 9, 2020


By stepping into Nikola’s capital for an 11% stake, building its pickup Badger, and becoming its ‘Royal Warrant’ for batteries and fuel cells, General Motors is putting the Phoenix-based electric truck start-up definitely on the map. The breaking news pushed […]


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French Symone aims for clean highway car shuttle service
Félix Bouland Posted On September 8, 2020


The Symone Project, dreamt out by three young French entrepreneurs, aims at gathering cars on a truck and trailer for long-distance highway journeys. Up to seven cars can be packed up at the back while passengers enjoy a comfortable journey […]


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France: €10 billion for transport as part of new recovery plan
Félix Bouland Posted On September 4, 2020


On Thursday, the French government has presented its new €100 billion recovery plan, which aims at restoring the 2019 level of GDP by 2022 to erase the health crisis’ impact. More than 10 billion euros have been allocated to transport, […]


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Second corona wave results in 54% fewer traffic jams
Gert Verhoeven Posted On September 1, 2020


The flare-up of the coronavirus this summer, and the new restrictive measures associated with it, including the limited social bubble of five, resulted in fewer traffic jams on the Flemish highways. According to figures from the Flemish Traffic Center, there […]


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Amazon gets FAA approval for drone delivery trials
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 1, 2020


Amazon has got the approval of the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to start trials with its Prime Air drone deliveries under certain conditions. After UPS and Alphabet daughter Wing (with FedEx), it’s the third large parcel delivering company to […]


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SNCF updates Paris-Lyon high-speed train line
Félix Bouland Posted On August 26, 2020


Since May, the French rail operator, SNCF, is updating 166 km of tracks on the nearly forty-year-old Paris-Lyon high-speed train line after structural issues were found in 2009. Every night, until 2023, one giant railway track-laying machine updates 500 m […]


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Tunnel is missing rail link between Belgium and France
Tony Verhelle Posted On August 25, 2020


Last Friday, a 33-meter-long tunnel has been moved across Avenue de l’Europe, a vital road artery in Aubange (South-East Belgium). It’s the missing link for a railway connection between Belgium and France. Thanks to this connection, the Athus Terminal Container […]


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Fiat Professional announces electric Ducato
Gert Verhoeven Posted On August 25, 2020


Fiat Professional will soon follow a 100% electrically driven Ducato, the largest van in the  Fiat range. Fiat is currently not giving exact details about prices or an exact launch date, but it looks like this van will be launched […]


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Brussels non-profit Remorquable rents bicycle trailers
Félix Bouland Posted On August 25, 2020


The Brussels non-profit organization Remorquable just received European subsidies to develop its bicycle trailer renting platform. Subscription-based, the system allows anyone to add the 1,2 meter-long and 60 cm-wide trailer at the back of their bicycle for a maximum of […]


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Desperate Walloon coach operators call for public aid
Félix Bouland Posted On August 21, 2020


Hit by the coronavirus crisis and the lockdown, coach operators are badly suffering. Operating costs are still piling up but business is running at 10% of what it used to before the crisis. The Federation for Bus and Coach Operators […]


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Lufthansa: cabin crews agree with cost-cutting plan
Félix Bouland Posted On August 17, 2020


On Saturday, the UFO union, defending Lufthansa’s cabin crews, announced that the airline’s flight attendants agreed at 87,9% to the new cost-cutting plan. Saving 2 600 jobs, that plan includes the deletion of salary increased, part-time work, and the cancellation […]


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Electric Mercedes eVito for HelloFresh deliveries in Ghent
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 14, 2020


HelloFresh, the German company that delivers meal boxes at home, is doing so emission-free in Ghent. To this end, it is working with Mercedes-Benz, which supplies electric eVito vans. They are ideally suited for local deliveries. The eVito vans from […]


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