World news about “Eurotunnel” published by euronews.
Eurotunnel expects Olympic passenger boost Eurotunnel is expecting an increase in its passenger numbers as the London Olympics draw closer. The company, which operates the Channel Tunnel, says trains… 23/07/2012
Back in the Day: Channel tunnel links Britain and FranceMay 6, 1994. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French president François Mitterand officially open the Channel Tunnel, the first fixed link between… 05/05/2011
Debt costs push Eurotunnel to a loss Eurotunnel slipped back into the red in last year. Its 57 million euro loss came as the cost of servicing its debt rose by more than a quarter. It is also… 04/03/2011
Truck traffic boosts Eurotunnel salesEurotunnel’s revenue was up 29 percent in the final three months of last year as it carried over a third more lorries on its shuttle trains through the… 18/01/2011
Eurotunnel buys GBRf to boost cross-Channel rail freightThe Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel is buying Britain’s third-largest rail freight operator, GBRf from UK bus and train operator FirstGroup for 26.3… 01/06/2010
Fire, recession and snow hit Eurotunnel profitEurotunnel’s net profit slumped last year, falling to 1.4 million euros from 34 million a year earlier. The company operating the Channel Tunnel, between… 09/03/2010
Eurostar slowly returns to normalPassengers and Eurostar staff breathed a collective sigh of relief when cross-channel passenger trains finally began running again, after three days of… 23/12/2009
Eurotunnel sales downEurotunnel’s revenue fell eight percent in the third quarter to 162.4 million euros. Compared with the same period last year more than a third fewer… 20/10/2009
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 Eurotunnel. Goldman Sachs Investment… 07/09/2009
Eurotunnel’s recovery quicker than expectedEurotunnel has said it is on track to complete its financial restructuring sooner than anticipated and is now ready to start converting investors’ warrants to… 25/06/2009
Profit starts to flow from EurotunnelIn the depths of global recession raise a cheer for…Eurotunnel. The company that began trading 23 years ago is paying its first dividend on a 2008… 04/03/2009
