In brief: Keolis is prequalified for Melbourne transit

Earlier this month, transit operator Keolis, a SNCF subsidiary, got prequalified for two call for tenders in Melbourne area. Victoria State Government announced on September 9, 2008 that KDR, a consortium composed of the French operator Keolis and the Australian Downer EDI Rail was prequalified. The first project consists in the operation of the commuter rail [...]

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In brief: Heineken brewery carries beers on waterways

From its Zoeterwoude brewery, Heineken, the Dutch brewer will carry the beers produced in its factory and sent to Antwerp and Rotterdam via waterways. By 2009, the company expects to carry most of its production to Antwerp and Rotterdam on the river. It plans to reduce the number of trucks by around 100,000 per year. Roads [...]

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GAO Month in Review – August 2008

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in August 2008. FAA Airspace Redesign: An Analysis of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Project. GAO-08-786, July 31, 2008 (95 pages). http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-786 Review of the Transportation Security Administration’s Air Cargo Screening Exemptions Report. GAO-08-1055R, August 15, 2008 (24 pages). http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-1055R Share on Facebook

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First French-American Workshop on Public Transportation & Innovative Financing (3/3)

The Workshop Report is officially released today on Transport Expertise website. “FIRST FRENCH-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & INNOVATIVE FINANCING”, September 5, 2008 download the Executive Summary here, or order a free copy here. Share on Facebook

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First French-American Workshop on Public Transportation & Innovative Financing (2/3)

Please find below the links to all sessions’ proceedings of the First French-American Workshop on Public Transportation & Innovative Financing held in Lyon and Saint Etienne, France on July 6-8, 2008. Session 1: What’s the point? Private sector involvement in developing and implementing transit systems Presentation title: Private sector involvement in developing and implementing transit [...]

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First French-American Workshop on Public Transportation & Innovative Financing (1/3)

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) part of the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), the French Trade Office of the French Embassy in the United States, and the French Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, and Land Planning (Ministère de l’Ecologie, de l’Energie, du Développement Durable et de l’Aménagement du Territoire, MEEDDAT) organized from [...]

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