News / French logistics sector on tenterhooks over Paris Olympics opening ceremony

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Fears the Paris Olympic, and Paralympic, Games, with the opening ceremony this evening, could be blighted by industrial action in the transport sector have not materialised, and attention had turned to the promise of a grandiose and unique show for audiences worldwide.

The centrepiece is an 85-strong flotilla of vessels on the river Seine, with delegations from more than 200 countries on board.

The French authorities acted swiftly to offset any risk of labour unrest bringing chaos to the first Olympiad to ...