World news about “Transport”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
EGNOS The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service – EGNOS- has gone into service. The free satellite navigation… 13/10/2009 - tags: Europe, Space, Transport
Genoa: International Boat Show At the 49th International Boat Show, held at Fiera di Genova from 3 to 11 October in Italy business was definitely… 06/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Transport
Rail strike halts Belgium’s trainsThousands of commuters have been forced to find other ways of getting to work after a 24-hour strike by Belgian rail… 05/11/2009 - tags: Belgium, Transport
More misery for Belgian rail usersA 24-hour Belgian train strike went into effect last night at 10 PM. No Thalys high-speed trains will connect… 05/11/2009 - tags: Belgium, Transport
Eurotunnel sales downEurotunnel’s revenue fell eight percent in the third quarter to 162.4 million euros. Compared with the same… 20/10/2009 - tags: Eurotunnel, Transport
AccidentA teenager has been killed and as many as 23 others injured after a bus carrying Dutch students and staff crashed north… 19/10/2009 - tags: Transport, Victims, car accidents
Ban on liquids in plane cabin baggage 2012 horizon… Union's transport commissioner … The EU's transport ministers and … 09/10/2009 - tags: Airlines, European Union, Transport
eCall goal to save lives on the roadThis call system for drivers could save lives: eCall. The worldwide mobile communications industry body GSMA has… 09/09/2009 - tags: EU Commission, European Union, Security, Transport
More train chaos in BerlinFor the second time in as many months, there is chaos on Berlin’s railway network, affecting tens of thousands of… 08/09/2009 - tags: Berlin, Transport
Goldman Sachs is to be the largest single shareholder in EurotunnelA investment fund controlled by the US investment bank Goldman Sachs is to be the largest single shareholder in… 07/09/2009 - tags: Eurotunnel, Transport
A right to left crossover for Samoan motoristsThe remote South Pacific island of Samoa is to change the side of the road it drives on, from right to left. The… 07/09/2009 - tags: Cars, Samoa, Society, Transport
Lost LuggageEver had your luggage lost while on your travels? Thousands of bags and suitcases go missing every day in Europe’s… 19/08/2009 - tags: Europe, Travel, Transport
Berlin opens costly tube lineBerlin has its new metro line at last, already nicknamed the “Chancellor’s Metro” as it links the central railway… 08/08/2009 - tags: Germany, Transport
Global airline blacklist unlikelyThe idea of creating a global blacklist for unsafe airlines has been given a thumbs down by the International Civil… 09/07/2009 - tags: Air traffic, Transport
French train derails: 13 hurtA train has derailed near the French town of Limoges, injuring 13 people, two of them seriously. Some 450… 04/07/2009 - tags: France, Transport, Accident
Safety questions after Italian train crashAfter the shock of a train crash inferno in Italy, the focus is shifting to questions about security. Railway workers… 01/07/2009 - tags: Italy, Transport, Accident
Italian rail tragedy could’ve been a lot worseIt has emerged that the Italian train derailment tragedy might have been a lot worse. Just after the derailment, a… 30/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Transport, Accident
Italy’s train crash inferno kills 1616 people are now known to have died after a train derailment that caused explosions in northern Italy. Three… 30/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Transport, Accident
Deadly train derailment in ItalyAt least 13 people are dead after a train transporting liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded in northern Italy… 30/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Transport, Accident
Italian town in shock after fiery derailmentOfficials in Viareggio say the deadly accident happened when one carriage derailed, pulling another four with it… 30/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Transport, Accident
Dutch ship and crew released by Somali piratesA Dutch ship and its Ukrainian crew have been freed by Somali pirates nearly two months after the vessel was seized in… 23/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Transport, Piracy
FBI called in after nine die US train crashInvestigators, including the FBI, have begun trying to find out what caused the worst ever crash on Washington’s subway… 23/06/2009 - tags: Transport, FBI, Accident
Road safety improving across EuropeRoad safety across the European Union is improving steadily but not by enough to meet targets set for next year… 22/06/2009 - tags: European Union, Security, Transport
Volvo’s truck sales slumpSwedish truck maker Volvo’s deliveries of vehicles fell 57 percent in May compared with the same month last year… 15/06/2009 - tags: Transport, Sweden
Electric aviation on the horizonAt the European Research and Innovation Exhibition in Paris, researchers introduced the first steps towards electric… 10/06/2009 - tags: Energy, Transport, Ecology
Working at the wheel for longerTwelve days on the road for professional coach drivers in Europe will be legal from next January. This will let… 23/04/2009 - tag: Transport
Skycat: Greener air and sea transportSkycat, being built in Bedford UK, is a hybrid aircraft which consumes up to 70 percent less fuel than a normal plane… 15/04/2009 - tags: Energy, Transport
Transport ministers give independent truckers longer haul… EU's transport ministers have … road transport sector can … 30/03/2009 - tags: European Union, Transport
Deutsche Bahn’s boss goesThe embattled boss of German railways has quit. Deutsche Bahn’s Chief Executive Hartmut Mehdorn has stepped down… 30/03/2009 - tag: Transport
Bavaria hit by transport strike in row over payA strike over pay has brought public transport to a standstill in Munich and seven other cities in Bavaria, one of… 03/02/2009 - tag: Transport
Snow storms bring London and Paris to standstillIt has been predicted for more than a week but large parts of London and south-east England have been halted by an… 02/02/2009 - tags: Airlines, Europe, Weather, Transport
Eurostar passengers at recordEurostar says it carried over 10 percent more passengers last year on its trains between Britain and mainland Europe… 13/01/2009 - tag: Transport
Thai airports start to work againFor thousands of tourists, their Thailand nightmare is almost over. Bangkok’s international airport is slowly returning… 03/12/2008 - tags: Thailand, Transport
The hands-free future for transportThere is a new breed of transport being developed to relieve the congestion which is choking Europe’s city-centres… 03/12/2008 - tags: Cars, Transport, Ecology
Best way to tackle pirates ‘may be on land’How best to hunt pirates in the seas off Somalia is a question that’s got officials from the four corners of the earth… 20/11/2008 - tags: Security, Somalia, Transport
