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Tuesday, 08 November 2022

BBC News

• Liverpool: First new ferry across the Mersey to be built in 60 yearsA new ferry which will run across the River Mersey is to be built for the first time in 60 years.
• Rail disruption: Many services to start late on TuesdayFirst trains will run later on many lines - as Avanti West Coast says services are limited all day.
• Why an old train could point to a clean energy futureProgress is being made on systems to make hydrogen more economical to store and transport.
• Foxconn: iPhone maker bets on electric truck firm Lordstown MotorsThe Taiwanese technology giant says it will invest up to $170m in Ohio-based Lordstown Motors.
• Rail disruption: Many services to start late on TuesdayFirst trains will run later on many lines - as Avanti West Coast says services are limited all day.

ITV News

• New Mersey ferry to be built for first time in 60 years at Bikenhead shipyardThe first new Mersey Ferry in more than 60 years has been commissioned.

Department for Transport

• Maritime sector given green boost with major COP27 pledgeGreen shipping corridors are maritime routes that are decarbonised from end to end.

Financial Times

• Ryanair swings to first-half profit and raises passenger forecastLow-cost airline expects to report full-year post-tax profit for first time since pandemic began
• UK rail industry set for intensive talks as gap between sides narrowsNegotiations come after union suspension of strikes this week and movement on redundancies from Network Rail

Times Online

• Payouts to pothole injury victims cost councils £32m in five years. [subscription]Councils have paid out more than £32 million in compensation to people injured by potholes in the past five years.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Calls for more investment to improve 'poor condition' of Anglesey roads Councillor Robin Williams said investment was needed in minor roads and not just the main A and B routes

London Evening Standard

• Rail services start late and expected to be ’very busy’ as disruption continuesRail strikes were called off last week but knock-on effects continue

Yorkshire Post

• Last TUI aircraft depart Doncaster Sheffield Airport to begin flying from new basesThe last TUI aircraft to fly into Doncaster Sheffield Airport have now left the base and resumed service elsewhere.

Other Regional Press

• Major Wakefield road improvement schemes and Outwood Railway Station redevelopment to be ’paused’Major road improvement plans in Wakefield and a scheme to redevelop Outwood Railway Station look set to put on hold due to spiralling inflation costs.
• Thousands of jobs being created in transport across the West MidlandsTHOUSANDS of new jobs will become available in the region’s transport industry for young people and others looking for a change of career.

New Civil Engineer

• Atkins wins £40M Surrey highways maintenance contractAtkins has won a £40M contract to provide highways maintenance and improvement works in Surrey.
• Campaigners take Bristol Airport expansion to High CourtCampaign group Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) will today mount its legal challenge in the High Court against the expansion of Bristol Airport.
• Plans outlined for £745M Tyne & Wear Metro extensionTransport North East (TNE) has outlined the business case for a £745M extension to the Tyne & Wear Metro which would include three new stations and form part of the reinstatement of the Leamside line.

Transport Scotland

• Northern Isles ferry fares freezeFares on the Northern Isles Ferry Services network will be frozen for the rest of the winter period, the Minster for Transport has announced.

Aviation Industry

• Did You Know Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Has Its Own Library?If you ever find yourself needing to pass some time while waiting for a flight at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), pop into the library and learn a little about Dutch history and culture. Founded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science, the library is an oasis of calm inside one of the world's busiest airports.
• The Turbulent Story of Doncaster Sheffield AirportDALLAS – Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) launched services in 2005. Seventeen years later, DSA has seen its final passenger flights and faces an uncertain future.

Other News Sources

• Volunteers help create green routes at Milford Haven train stationTransport for Wales (TfW) is working with green-fingered locals, station adopters and volunteers from Visit Milford Haven to create floral displays at Milford Haven train station.
• “Ambitious” £5.9m Redcar Central Station redevelopment picks up steamThe conservation and railway knowledge of award-winning architect, Howarth Litchfield, has led to the firm’s appointment by Redcar and Cleveland Council in relation to the redevelopment and upgrade of its Grade II listed Redcar Central Station.
• Oxford station upgrade kicks off with enabling worksNetwork Rail has started groundwork preparations for the diversion of utilities for a major project to increase the capacity of Oxford station.
• Bristol Airport: Campaigners ready for 'David and Goliath' battle in High Court expansion challenge'This is the biggest climate related decision in this area for a generation'
• Gatwick Airport railway station rolls out free WiFi for passengersTravellers can now stay better connected with the fast, free and reliable WiFi at the station
• North Glasgow strategy to boost public transport and help communities thriveThe council has published concept designs of how the towns centres in Glasgow north could be improved, including Possilpark, Maryhill and Springburn, with improving public transport a key piece of the puzzle.

News from Europe

• Denmark supports clean shipping with new biogas plantA liquefied biogas (LBG) plant to be built in Denmark will allow ships to bunker clean fuel directly from dock, enabling the shipping industry to reduce emissions and increase refuelling efficiency.
• How the shipping industry is betting on ammonia as part of a cleaner energy mixIt’s versatile and abundant and you can store and transport it. Ammonia is seen by many as a future source of clean energy for the maritime industry. But for ammonia-fuelled shipping to become a reality, more work needs to be done.
• Swedish town rethinks its public transport to attract more menSwedish town rethinks its public transport to attract more men. It’s women who have been doing better when it comes to commuting sustainably, but this also may have to do with how the city has been laid out