Belgian energy island will play key part in energy supply

October 04, 2022

Belgium plans to construct an artificial offshore energy island 45 kilometers from the Belgian coastline to provide the country with electriThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ineos is planning to store CO2 in the North Sea

October 03, 2022

British multinational chemicals company Ineos plans to store CO2 captured from its plant in Zwijndrecht (Antwerp) in the Danish North Sea. IThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New railway bicycle shelter in Louvain offers 3 700 places

September 30, 2022

On Thursday, Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB inaugurated a new underground bicycle parking lot at Louvain station. Federal Mobility MinistThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New bicycle highway will connect Brussels and Louvain

September 29, 2022

If everything goes according to plan, cyclists will get a fast, safe, and comfortable bicycle connection between Brussels, Tervuren, and LouThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ETSC: ‘6.000 children died on EU roads in ten years’

September 27, 2022

Every day in the European Union, more than eighteen children are seriously injured and one is killed in road traffic collisions. More than 6This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New in Belgium: alternating parking for bicycles and cars

September 26, 2022

Ghent Alderman for Mobility Filip Watteeuw (Groen) has ‘re-invented’ a new traffic sign for Belgium, getting the inspiration from CopenhagenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Peaking fuel prices push Flemish car drivers to the bicyle

September 23, 2022

Fuel prices are skyrocketing, and this impacts people’s mobility behavior. As a consequence, two-thirds of Flemish citizens (67%) use their This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

SD Worx: ‘Teleworking gives mobility budget a boost’

September 22, 2022

During the last seven months of 2022, the number of employees who opted for a mobility budget in Belgium increased to 0,022% compared to 0,0This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgium’s nuclear power plant Doel 3 pulls plug after 40 years

September 22, 2022

On Friday, 23rd of September, at 9 p.m. to be precise, the nuclear power plant Doel 3 in Antwerp will be closed after a 40-year career. It’sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VIL: ‘Transport sector needs more sophisticated HR policy’

September 21, 2022

The Flemish Institute for Logistics (Vlaams Instituut voor Logistiek, VIL) and the Hasselt University joined forces to analyze what they couThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

‘Teleworking saves 14 million car kilometers a day’

September 20, 2022

Working from home is increasingly popular in Belgium. The number of teleworkers doubled in four years. The good news is that this trend has This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

‘Smart to Antwerp’ app now includes live navigation

September 19, 2022

The ‘Smart to Antwerp’ app (Slim naar Antwerpen) for smartphones, which was developed to direct visitors intelligently to the city, will getThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Toyota ranks last in Greenpeace’s global green car report

September 16, 2022

A recent Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA) report ranking global car manufacturers on their environmental credentials has placed Toyota at the botThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dutch Roetz e-bike ‘made for life’

September 15, 2022

The Dutch bicycle manufacturer Roetz launches its newest e-bike innovation. As its name already reveals, the ‘Roetz Life’, as the new e-This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

2.000 home batteries to keep Belgian electricity grid in balance

September 13, 2022

More than 2 000 families in Flanders help balance the Belgian electricity grid via their home batteries. Together, they will form one of theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Acerta: ‘More Belgian employees use leased company bike’

September 12, 2022

Today, bicycle leasing is more popular than ever among Belgian commuters. In the first six months of the year, the number of commuters who uThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

‘Traffic fines will be payable in installments in Belgium’

September 12, 2022

Now that life has become so expensive with the peaking energy prices, Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), wants to intThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

‘E-bike 56% more popular in Belgium than two years ago’

September 09, 2022

Cycling is becoming more and more popular in Belgium. In all regions and among all age categories. And not only for recreational purposes. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW and MINI to launch models with vegan interiors

September 09, 2022

BMW will introduce its first vehicles featuring completely vegan interiors in 2023. The German premium car manufacturer will replace raw matThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

D’Ieteren’s Poppy expands its working area to Ghent

September 08, 2022

After being successful for some years already in Antwerp, Brussels, Mechelen, and at the airports of Zaventem, Charleroi, and Antwerp, PoppyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

NMBS/SNCB to launch collect system for groceries in 50 stations

September 07, 2022

After a successful pilot project in a few Belgian train stations last year, the national railway company NMBS/SNCB wants to expand its colleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Securex: ‘One-quarter of Belgian employees has company car’

September 07, 2022

The number of company cars in Belgium is growing steadily. The total increase in Belgium compared to 2019 is 7%. The human resources provideThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dutch minister wants to increase traffic fines by 8,6%

September 06, 2022

The Dutch Minister of Justice and Security, Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD), is planning to increase the frequently occurring traffic offenses by almThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hardly handful of Belgian SMEs tempted by ‘mobility budget’

September 02, 2022

The federal mobility budget, introduced for employees as an alternative to their company cars, is not really persuasive. A survey by SD WorxThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Poppy launches 1 500 shared e-scooters in Brussels

September 01, 2022

Poppy, the 100% Belgian shared mobility provider from D’Ieteren, will launch more than 1 500 shared e-scooters in Brussels. It’s the only apThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Sint-Niklaas organizes ‘underground parking’ driving lessons

September 01, 2022

The city of Sint-Niklaas launches an original initiative: local authorities and an officially recognized driving school will organize free dThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Vias: ‘More pedestrians and cyclists killed in traffic’

August 31, 2022

The number of traffic deaths on Belgian roads increased by 39% in the first half of the year. During the first six months, 231 people died iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ghent installs smart LED panels to improve traffic flow

August 31, 2022

The city of Ghent is upgrading the existing 100 smart information panels along the roads, indicating free parking places in the underground This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Missing link in F70 bicycle highway Hasselt-Bilzen inaugurated

August 30, 2022

On Monday, a new two-kilometer stretch of bicycle highway was inaugurated between Diepenbeek and Bilzen. Just in time before the start of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Deutsche Bahn considers cheap ‘summer ticket’ huge success

August 29, 2022

According to the German public railway company, Deutsche Bahn, the cheap monthly ticket they introduced for almost unlimited use of train trThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn preps Genk depot with chargers for e-buses

August 25, 2022

De Lijn’s depot in Genk-Winterslag is currently being equipped with charging stations for electric buses. Public transport company De Lijn hThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hasselt experiments with EV cable duct paving stone

August 24, 2022

The city of Hasselt experiments with a new type of pavement that integrates the charging cables of electric vehicles (EV). The concrete EV cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Gwendoline Cazenave new CEO of Eurostar Group

August 23, 2022

Gwendoline Cazenave will be the new CEO of Eurostar Group, the coordinating holding of Eurostar and Thalys. She will get to work as of OctobThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Old depot in Lochristi shelters 12 vintage buses of De Lijn

August 19, 2022

Public transport company De Lijn has put one of its old depots in Lochristi at the disposal of NostalBus, a non-profit organization that colThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Italian e-cargo bike to revolutionize street food game?

August 18, 2022

The Italian start-up SmartEbike is working on a special kind of electric cargo bike for the street food business. Although still in the concThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VVN: ‘Tuning kits for e-bikes should be legally banned’

August 17, 2022

Veilig Verkeer Nederland (VVN), a Dutch organization dedicated to traffic safety since 1932, wants to ban devices to tune up electric bicyclThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Estonian Bolt quadrupled worldwide activities since pandemic

August 17, 2022

The Estonian micro-mobility platform, Bolt, celebrates its ninth birthday in Europe, and business is booming. The company with the green vehThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New Willems quay in Balen to boost inland shipping

August 11, 2022

On Wednesday, the new Willems quay in Balen along the Dessel-Kwaadmechelen channel has been officially inaugurated. “The installation of sucThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

12.000 Belgians driving around with expired driver’s licenses

August 10, 2022

According to figures from Minister for Mobility Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo), more than 12 000 Belgians are driving around with an expired driveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Natuurpunt calls to register dead animals on the road

August 09, 2022

Natuurpunt, a volunteer organization protecting nature, calls citizens to register dead animals on the road via an app. This way, the organiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

No impunity for cyclists: 34 fined a day for traffic offenses

August 05, 2022

Last year, the police fined 12 517 cyclists for not respecting traffic regulations. In our country, an average of 34 cyclists are tagged daiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Traxio: ‘Used car market 10,8% down in first seven months’

August 04, 2022

According to mobility federation Traxio, sales of second-hand cars in Belgium further declined in July after relatively better results in MaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

German Tier rolls out 1.500 shared e-bikes in Brussels

August 04, 2022

The German shared mobility platform Tier plans to introduce 1 500 shared e-bicycles in Brussels. The first vehicles are available since WednThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ghent will get new bicycle bridge to ‘island of Zwijnaarde’

August 03, 2022

Ghent will get a new bicycle bridge over the Tijarm, an unnavigable waterway in the province of East Flanders between Zwijnaarde and MerelbeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgian rail’s merchandising socks sold out in one day

August 03, 2022

The national railroad company NMBS/SNCB has launched a remarkable summer campaign. The company sells promotional products like socks, bucketThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Louvain installs 50 ‘mystery’ screens in city center

August 02, 2022

The city of Louvain keeps its residents in suspense by announcing new information panels along the roads. The new LED screens should offer rThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgian rail: almost 22 000 passenger trains canceled in 2022

August 01, 2022

In the first six months of the year, 21 856 passenger trains on the Belgian rail network were canceled due to staff shortage. That is more tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Finally average speed checks for Belgium’s longest tunnel?

July 29, 2022

Five years after the installation of the cameras in the tunnel, Brussels Mobility will restart discussions in September about the introductiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.