EURIFT-NEWSLETTER
European UnionEU-wide acceptance of railway vehicles will promote rail transport
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...The European Parliament voted in favour of the Railway Safety Directive. Under the new legislation any rolling stock already approved for use in one Member State will have to be accepted in the other states. This is an important step that will promote the development of rail transport in Europe says the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)....
LatviaFreight transportation by Latvian rail grows 9.3% in H1 2008
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...The volume of freight transported by Latvian rail in the first six months of the year 2008 reached 27.83 million tons, which is a 9.3% increase compared to the respective period of the year 2007, informed the joint-stock railroad company Latvijas dzelzcels (LDz)....
GermanyHamburg ready to dig deep in bid to keep Hapag-Lloyd German
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...Hamburgs state government has confirmed that it will step into the takeover battle for German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd. The city is prepared to spend millions as part of a local consortium bidding for the company, Hamburg state finance minister Michael Freytag said....