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The impact of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) on shipping companies from 2024 onwards What is the EU ETS and what it means …

Toyota Motor was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on 30 August after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down on 29 August, forcing the closure of 14 assembly plants. …

One of the current issues in the rail and port sectors is the shortage of personnel while the demand keeps increasing. …

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed outgoing Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra for the post of EU Commissioner for climate action. …

Maritime trades have been powered by residual fuels that emit high levels of air pollutants and greenhouse gases for decades, but a growing number of regulators are pushing vessel operators to use greener energy sources. …

BYD reported its weakest revenue growth in more than a year in a potential sign of the damage discounting has done in China, the world’s biggest auto market. …

Convincing everyone to adopt a new technology can be difficult at first. The humble microwave oven, for example, took two decades of lukewarm sales to reach just a tenth of U.S. households. …

The auto industry is one of the sectors currently experiencing substantial changes, whether we talk about new propulsion technologies, increased sustainability requirements, or shifting mobility behaviors. …

Shares of Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker Vinfast surged 21% on 28 August, extending a rally from last week that more than quadrupled its market value to $160 bn. …

Chinese EV maker Xpeng said it would buy Didi's electric car development business in a deal worth up to $744 m that will see it supply vehicles to the ride-hailing giant, boosting production and cuttin …

The Gothenburg Port Authority has started developing an entirely new digital port call solution in collaboration with maritime operators. …

Poland has filed legal challenges attempting to annul three of the European Union's main climate change policies, which the Polish government argues would worsen social inequality, documents published on 28 August showed. …

The premium EV maker will show the Z GT sedan at the show, and will have three models at its new retail site in the Munich airport. …

Britain is working on a battery strategy that calls for views from companies, investors and battery designers, as it seeks to attract more investment into an industry that is key to its net zero goals. …

Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) has appointed Sándor Gacsó as its logistics manager for Europe. …

The BMW Group continues to invest in e-component production at Plant Leipzig and in the future of the site. …

Blue ammonia, an attractive fuel for the maritime industry, is expected to become available in significant quantities by 2027, with the potential for significant scale-up in production over subsequent years, according to a recent report …

Tesla lowered the production target of its German plant to 4,350 a week in July and August after hitting 5,000 a week in March, and plans to reduce it further, according to a Business Insider report citing internal doc …

Hyundai has started series production of the new Kona electric at its plant in Nošovice, Czech Republic. Hyundai plans to produce around 21,000 units by the end of this year and another 50,000 next year. …

With costs escalating nationwide, businesses’ finances are a key priority. As a result, Logistics UK has announced its brand new one-day event ‘Logistics Finance Forum’ aimed at industry leaders. …