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Eurotunnel says that it successfully completed systems and safety tests of a latest generation Siemens Vectron locomotive through the Channel Tunnel on the night of 25-26 January. The loco hauled wagons with a total weight of 1,350 tonnes and completed a series of traction, braking and electrical tests. Eurotunnel’s ambition is to operate rail freight between the UK and continental Europe without the need to use the very specialised and ...
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Groupe Eurotunnel is to submit a bid to run the French ferry ports of Calais and Boulogne. A tender process is under way for the concession to run the ports for 50 years. Ferry operators have however raised concerns that this would break competition rules., pointing out that the Office of ...
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Eurotunnel officially launched its new MyFerryLink ferry alternative to its tunnel shuttles on 10 December, promising a “businesslike approach” with a management team drawn from the private sector. Freight director Jean-Michel Copyans joins the new subsidiary from Brittany Ferries and, said Eurotunnel CEO, Jacques Gounon, the new management team would be ...
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Eurotunnel got the green light on 7 November from the French Competition Authority for its plan to buy three vessels from bankrupt SeaFrance and operate them as an independent brand, MyFerryLink. However, the tunnel operator still needs a decision from the UK Competition Authorities, who are concerned about a reduction ...
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The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred Eurotunnel Group's planned acquisition of former ferry operator, SeaFrance to the country's Competition Commission for further investigation, over concerns that the merger could substantially reduce competition on the Channel. Eurotunnel is planning to buy three former SeaFrance ships and operate as ...
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Eurotunnel tested an Alstom Prima II locomotive in the Channel Tunnel on the nights of 29 and 30 September to check compatibility with systems and safety standards. The tunnel operator said the tests would help it develop rail services through the tunnel without the need to use the scarce and ...
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The Paris Commercial Court has accepted Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel's offer for three ships belonging to SeaFrance, which went into administration in January.
Eurotunnel, along with a DFDS-LD Lines consortium and a workers' cooperative had been potential runners for the SeaFrance ships.
Groupe Eurotunnel offered €65 million to acquire the Berlioz, Rodin ...
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Eurotunnel has reiterated its interest in buying three ships that belonged to the defunct Seafrance operation, said chairman and CEO Jacques Gounon. In a press conference to announce the Channel Tunnel operator's annualresults, he said that the three ships – the Berlioz, the Rodin and the freighter Nord Pas de ...
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