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Egis Participates in Landmark Somme Canal Aqueduct Infrastructure Project Supporting European Inland Waterways

(IN BRIEF) Egis and its design partners will participate in the development of the Somme Canal Aqueduct after the Canalieau consortium led by Bouygues Travaux Publics secured a €440 million contract from Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe. The project includes … Read the full press release

European Commission announced new measures to get more freight onto Europe’s rivers and canals

11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission today announced new measures1 to get more freight onto Europe’s rivers and canals. Barges are amongst the most climate-friendly and energy efficient forms of transport but currently they only carry about 6% of European cargo each … Read the full press release

European Court of Auditors to present conclusions and recommendations on Marco Polo I and II programmes to the press on Tuesday, 16 July 2013

INVITATION – PRESS BRIEFING  Have the Marco Polo programmes been effective in shifting traffic off the road? 11-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since 2003, the Marco Polo I and II programmes have financed transport service projects designed to shift freight transport from road … Read the full press release