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On Thursday 22 February 2024, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) adopted its report on the reform of the Union Customs Code (UCC). …

Mercedes-Benz on Thursday 22 February delayed its electrification goal by five years and assured investors it would keep sprucing up its combustion engine models, becoming the latest carmaker to flag a weaker-than-expected appetite for b …

The efficient decarbonisation of road transport took centre stage at the United Nations Inland Transport Committee’s kick-off day in Geneva. …

Financial year 2023 closed with turnover of €189m, cash flow of 101m and an 18m reduction of bank debt. The Port of Barcelona continues to be the principal contributor to the general system of State Ports. …

On Wednesday 21 February 2024, the G7 Transport Ministers expressed strong condemnation of the attacks carried out by the Houthis against commercial vessels and navy ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. …

The Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious of animals in the Chinese zodiac, is upon us. What does the following year have in store for shipping’s fortunes? …

Electric vehicle drivers unable to install a charger at home are turning instead to stopgaps offered by US and European firms as alternatives to often expensive or inconvenient public charging points. …

Slowing the electrification shift now with the aiming of catching up when margins are better is the wrong approach -- for the planet and for companies' survival. …

Tesla want to double the site's capacity to 100 gigawatt hours of battery production and 1m cars per year. …

Suppliers will continue to have a harder time than automakers in the coming years, especially as the trend towards insourcing will accelerate among automakers. …

19 February 2024 signalled the official launch of the "ZIBaC" low-carbon industrial activity zone on the Loire Estuary, an initiative driven by the French National Agency for Energy Transition (ADEME) within the framework of the "France …

Chinese rivals and Tesla are exposing competitive weaknesses at Europe's biggest mass-market automakers. …

A whole-system modelling approach from researchers in Ireland, emphasising the importance of intangible and real costs, highlights the uncertain future of zero-emission trucks. …

If Western governments block Chinese exports, Stellantis has the opportunity to build Leapmotor cars "inside the bubble," Carlos Tavares said. …

In January 2024, the EU new car market rebounded from the slowdown experienced in December 2023, with year-on-year car registrations increasing by 12.1% to 851,690 units. …

LCV values bounced back at BCA into January 2024, reaching their highest point since September of last year and reversing a run of three consecutive monthly falls.  Values improved by £727 over the month to reach £8 …

From 1 January this year, global shipping is now a part of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), one of the Union’s main tools to curb greenhouse gas emissions. …

The container terminal of the port of Piraeus seems resilient despite the fact that the Red Sea crisis and Houthi rebels’ attacks on merchant ships have forced most ships to circumnavigate Africa rather than transit through its canal Sue …

Following growing attacks on commercial shipping, the EU Council has officially launched today the EU’s defensive maritime security operation in the Red Sea. …

Only 17% of electric cars sold are in the more affordable ‘B’ segment – compared to 37% of new combustion engines; The offering of large and luxury electric models outnumbers smaller BEVs by 3 to 2; …