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A total of 45 European transport organisations are joining forces and collectively urge national governments to strengthen European funding for transport under the future EU budget and particularly to increase the budget of the future Co …

“Multimodal Operational Efficiency in FVL” is described briefly, focusing primarily on avoiding port congestion. …

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The European Commission has adopted a comprehensive Industrial Maritime Strategy to drive competitiveness, innovation and technological leadership in Europe’s maritime manufacturing and shipping industri …

Today, the European Commission has adopted a legislative proposal to increase demand for low-carbon, European-made technologies and products. …

The European Commission today adopted the EU Ports Strategy, a comprehensive framework to step up the competitiveness, resilience, security and sustainability of Europe’s ports. …

The European Commission will unveil plans on March 4 to boost the competitiveness of the EU’s manufacturing sector during its drive to decarbonize and avoid reliance on cheap Chinese goods by setting local content requirements. …

At EU level, manufacturers can join so-called CO₂ pools to combine their otherwise separate fleets into a single large fleet for CO₂ regulatory purposes. …

Toyota's decision to further sweeten its bid for group company Toyota Industries marks a win for activist fund Elliott Investment Management, ​which had pushed the automaker for months for a heftier bump up in price. …

United European Car Carriers (UECC) is further expanding its fleet of eco-friendly Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) with the order of two additional multi-fuel battery hybrid newbuilds at a Chinese shipyard that will boost its cargo-c …

The White House will offer naval escorts and political risk insurance for oil and gas tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, in a bid to cool energy prices that have surged since Iran warned it woul …

Scaling up production in Europe could cut the cost gap between EU-made batteries and those coming from China to around 30% from a current 90%, transport and environment campaign group T&E said in a report on Monday, and it urged the …

The German economy is growing slightly and demand in the transport market is picking up – at the same time, price expectations are falling, personnel costs continue to rise, and capacity buffers have largely been depleted. …

The escalation of the Iran conflict is pushing up fuel-cost expectations and forcing global carriers to reroute container services away from the fastest Middle East corridors, adding days to weeks to key Asia–Europe supply lines. …

European suppliers face a “polycrisis” — a collision of slow electric vehicle adoption, intensifying Chinese competition, rising demands from automaker to reduce prices, and regulatory fragmentation. …

The ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’ is the long-awaited strategy from EU Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné, designed not only to support the growth of European industry but also to make the EU more independent from the US and China in …

The Council has today adopted a directive amending the requirements for measuring instruments sold and placed on the single market. …

An EU proposal that could protect Europe’s auto industry from Chinese competition, including rules that could require 70 percent of an electric vehicle’s value to be made in Europe to qualify for incentives, has been delayed until March …

Stellantis’ European dealer network, which has seen sales fall sharply in the past two years, has joined automakers and industry groups in appealing the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for legislative relief. …

Dostech, a small supplier of sealant technology in Germany's industry-rich Baden-Wuerttemberg region, shifted focus in 2018 when a surge in automotive enquiries prompted it to embark on a major electric transport project. …

Nick Thomas-Symonds, the UK minister for EU relations, said strict requirements could create “unnecessary barriers to trade”, pointing to UK–Spain commercial links as an example of how integrated supply chains could be affected. …

The battery-electric car market share reached 19.3%, highlighting the continued potential for further growth. …

Volkswagen opened 2026 where it ended 2025 — at the top of Europe’s battery-electric vehicle rankings — but the January figures show that its main rival is no longer Tesla and that the competitive gap is narrowing. …