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Port of Rotterdam to gain 500MW of temporary grid capacity

Port Technology International - 2026-09-25

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Deltalinqs have welcomed plans by TenneT and Stedin to accelerate the availability of additional electricity capacity in Rotterdam’s Europoort area. …

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UK-EU automotive relationship must not be put at risk

SMMT - 2026-09-25

For over half a century, Britain and Europe’s automotive sectors have been pivotal to each other’s success. Even with Brexit, both sides continue to trade and invest heavily in one another’s markets, manufacturing and supply chains. …

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Splash Wrap: The boom and the bill

Splash 247 - 2026-09-25

Shipping spent another week discovering that the same forces making it extraordinarily profitable are also storing up the ingredients for its next downturn. …

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The Middle Corridor is turning trucks into China’s new trade route

trans.info - 2026-09-24

The vehicles cross more than 60 borders via Central Asia, the Caucasus and Türkiye, the IRU said following a logistics conference in Beijing on 22 September. …

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Xi arrives in US to personal Trump welcome

EURACTIV - 2026-09-24

US President Donald Trump treated Chinese President Xi Jinping to a rare personal airport welcome Wednesday, kicking off a pomp-filled state visit aimed at smoothing superpower tensions on everything from AI and trade to Iran. …

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New car registrations: +5.3% in August 2026 year-to-date; battery-electric 21.7% market share

ACEA - 2026-09-24

Hybrid-electric vehicles ranked as the most popular powertrain choice amongst buyers, while battery-electric cars accounted for 21.7% of new EU car registrations. Meanwhile, plug-in hybrids captured 10% of the EU market. …

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Chinese investment helped grow EU ports. Now Brussels sees the risks

trans.info - 2026-09-22

European policymakers no longer view ports simply as places where containers are loaded and unloaded. …

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European car sales rise 4.6% in August as battery-electric vehicles surge 52%

Automotive News Europe - 2026-09-22

European new-car registrations rose 4.6 percent in August to 835,409 vehicles, driven by a 52 percent surge in battery-electric vehicles that helped electrified powertrains claim more than half the market for the first time. …

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CLdN orders two new RoRo vessels from long-standing partner HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

CLdN - 2026-09-22

CLdN today announced it has placed an order for two new 6,700 lane-metre RoRo vessels with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD Hyundai HI). Construction of the new vessels is set to begin towards the beginning of 2028, …

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A workforce polycrisis: one supply chain, many skills shortages

Automotive Logistics - 2026-09-21

Automotive Logistics recently took a detailed look into the issue of driver shortages in the North American vehicle logistics sector, examining the factors coming together to create a perfect storm for the industry – from new regulations …

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