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Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government plans to spend €20bn ($22bn) to bolster semiconductor manufacturing in Germany in a push to shore up the country’s tech sector and secure supplies of critical components amid growing geopolit …

The Council has today approved the regulation to strengthen Europe's semiconductor ecosystem, better known as the 'Chips Act'. This is the last step in the decision-making procedure. …

A new Seafarers’ Charter launched by the UK government has guaranteed fair wages, proper rest periods, and suitable training for thousands of seafarers. …

The UK government has introduced legislation allowing longer lorries and longer semi-trailers on the country’s roads, with the aim of supporting economic growth, increasing productivity, reducing road emissions, and bolstering supply cha …

Brit European Transport is an international specialist logistics provider, operating across a diverse range of market sectors since 1924. …

Germany’s automakers have announced bold plans in the past few years to shift to electric cars and challenge Tesla’s dominance. Instead, they are only falling further behind. …

Shipowners can achieve decarbonization at scale within this decade with speed optimization and energy-saving equipment, according to maritime professionals — but the industry might need to digitalize data collection first. …

New US light vehicle sales volumes are set to rise again in July 2023 as easing supply-chain snags help automakers ramp up production to meet pent-up demand, automotive research firm S&P Global Mobility said on Monday 25 July 2023. …

Innovation and care for the environment are two transversal strategies in the management of Valenciaport. …

Tesla representatives are set to meet India’s commerce minister this month to discuss plans to build a factory to produce what the company has described as an all-new $24,000 car, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters …

Mercedes-Benz is making China, the world's top auto market, central to its next electric vehicle (EV) campaign starting in 2025, its CEO told German magazine Automobilwoche. …

The shipping industry is facing a pressing challenge: the need to decarbonise and reduce its impact on climate change. …

India has rejected Chinese automaker BYD Co's proposal to set up a $1bn factory in India in partnership with Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, the Economic Times reported on Saturday. …

Audi’s decision to partner with SAIC Motor to develop electric vehicles marks a turning point in China’s automotive industry from learning from foreign manufacturers to innovating its own technology. …

Per capita investments in rail infrastructure projects in Germany slightly decreased from €124 in 2021 to €114 in 2022, as a study made by the Allianz Pro-Schiene showed. …

Electric trucks will soon be able to recharge while driving on France's A10 motorway, according to Vinci Autoroutes. …

The relaunch of a classic Soviet-era car, the Moskvich, by a state-owned company in November was celebrated by Moscow's mayor as showing the resilience of Russia's auto industry to Western sanctions. …

Tesla CEO Elon Musk signalled on Wednesday that he would cut prices again on electric vehicles in "turbulent times", even as his all-out price war on automaker rivals squeezes the company's own margins. …

Tesla plans sweeping changes to its factory near Berlin, including extensions to its battery cell production, indicating that ramp-up plans remain underway despite a recent shift in focus to scaling up in the U.S. …

For the first time, more electric cars than diesel cars were newly registered in the EU in June. This was reported by the European manufacturers’ association ACEA. …