Friday, 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
Germany is not applying the ETCS safety system on 4 main railway lines owing to its excessively high cost (4.5 billion). In particular, this concerns the Rotterdam Emmerich Basel Genoa line. The purpose of the ETCS system is to standardise safety for transiting rail traffic. Currently, at each border crossing, different control systems are applied, which does not simplify matters.
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Friday, 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
The European Commission presented a proposal designed to reduce administrative complications related to digital tachygraphy. In particular, the Commission wants to take greater advantage of technical opportunities, such as GPS. It also wants to reduce fraud. These measures could enable European transport companies to save up to a total of 515 million a year.
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Thursday, 15 SEPTEMBER 2011 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
Two of the three private operators for certain stretches of the Polish road network are planning to introduce a specific electronic toll system. This system may be introduced in 2012. Since 3 July, Poland has been using a state-managed electronic toll system covering 854 km of motorway to replace the road tax system.
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Thursday, 15 SEPTEMBER 2011 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
In the frame of PRISM (Port Performance Indicators Selection & Measurement), the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is launching an indicators project designed to assess the performance of ports. Fourteen indicators have been selected.
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Friday, 22 JULY 2011 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
The 6th edition of Intertraffic Istanbul (25 to 27 May 2011) met with great success. The traffic industry fair for Eurasia and the Middle East is aimed at professionals from the fields of infrastructure, traffic management, safety and parking. The event’s surface area was twice its previous size and the number of visitors was up 30% on the last edition.
The exhibition attracted 180 exhibitors from 26 different countries, while nearly 4,800 visitors from 83 different countries attended the event.
