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The European Commission is proposing measures to make freight transport more efficient and more sustainable, by improving rail infrastructure management, offering stronger incentives for low-emission lorries, and better information on fr …

Fragmentation and too many competitors in the European logistics market is constraining industry development and making it more difficult to achieve net zero goals, according to Automotive Logistics’ new research. …

Members of the European Parliament endorsed new EU rules on alternative fuels infrastructure regulation (AFIR) on 11 July. …

United European Car Carriers (UECC) has been handed the prestigious World Excellence Award (WEA) for Sustainability by automotive industry giant Ford in recognition of the company’s leading role in deca …

Volkswagen’s domestic sales of electric cars in Germany are far behind the company’s plans, insiders told business daily Handelsblatt. …

MEPs approved new rules on more alternative fuel stations for cars and trucks, simple and easy recharging, and on cleaner maritime fuels. …

Weight limits for zero-emission trucks will increase under a new EU proposal that will help accelerate the uptake of electric and hydrogen trucks. …

The EU battery regulation cleared the final hurdle in its legislative journey on 10 July, as Member States voted to adopt new rules aimed at making batteries produced in the EU more sustainable and competitive. …

Stakeholders in the European railway sector have expressed their steadfast commitment and support for the implementation of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). …

Chinese carmakers are continuing to invest in ships: the latest is the Chery Automobile/JAC Motors/Anhui Port & Shipping joint-venture, which has ordered its first car-carrier newbuilds. …

Europe is facing a Chinese electric vehicles tsunami following the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel-powered combustion engine cars from 2035, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said at an economic conference on Saturday, adding t …

Fiat parent Stellantis and the Italian government agreed on 10 July to aim to increase annual production in Italy to one million units, reversing a downward trend seen in recent year …

Mercedes-Benz just became the first German carmaker to join the NACS trend. The company will integrate Tesla’s de facto North American Charging Standard into its EV fleet in the US and Canada from 2025. …

Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, and Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, met today in the Antwerp Port House. …

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed on a revised strategy to decarbonise the global shipping industry. The agreement will be formally adopted today but no further changes are expected by delegates. …

The Commission welcomes the agreement reached on 7 July 2023 at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to revise its 2018 strategy on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships. …

Following several months of testing with Eurotunnel's Le Shuttle Freight and "unaccompanied trailers" customers, Getlink is planning to launch Sherpass in autumn this year. …

International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping. …

Copenhagen Malmö Port(CMP) has become ECG's latest member! …

The European Union’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU MRV) dataset for shipping’s European CO2 emissions for the year 2022 has just been published, with the data highlighting some significant year-on-year changes from 2021 desp …