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The 33 Signatories, which disclose the climate alignment of their chartering activity for 2022, account for more than 17% of total bulk cargo transported by sea over the year. …

Named SFTL (the Social Fund for Transport and Logistics), the scheme is currently being publicised in Belgium to make would-be drivers aware of the free training available. …

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has recently purchased 25 new Volvo FH electric trucks for hinterland container transports in Germany. …

According to Massimo Artusi, Federauto vice-president responsible for trucks and vans, the deadline of 21 August 2023 is “objectively incompatible” with the time needed to approve, issue and install the equipment, due to problem …

The collaboration between the Valenciaport Foundation (FV), the Port Authority of València (PAV), the Generalitat Valenciana and the private sector to promote Vocational Educational Training (VET) tailored to the needs o …

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Stellantis has started small-scale production of the Peugeot e-208 at its plant near Zaragoza, according to Spanish media. …

General Motors has signaled in a series of recent announcements on plant retoolings that it plans to keep its largest and most profitable combustion trucks and SUVs in production longer than expected - another 10 to 12 years, according t …

In the middle of a climate crisis, where all efforts are needed to decarbonise our economies and transport system for future generations, the European Commission has decided to attack the existence of two of Europe’s main rail freight co …

We cannot decarbonise the road transport sector without access to critical raw materials and net-zero technologies. …

IRU welcomes the provisional agreement reached last week to increase the deployment of intelligent transport systems (ITS) on European roads. …

The Chinese manufacturer BYD is launching five electric cars on the French market. BYD has teamed up with four large dealer networks for sales – and that is just the beginning. …

Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization and Boston Consulting Group have revealed major insights from the Global Maritime Decarbonization Survey during a presentation held at Nor-Shipping 2023’s Tradewinds Ocean Stage. …

As of today, a new online tool provides initial data on train movements in and out of Ukraine. …

Ford has opened its ‘Electric Vehicle Center’ in Cologne. The Ford plant in Cologne-Niehl was converted for the production of electric cars with an investment of two billion US dollars. …

In a letter to the city council, Deputy Mayor Alderman Melanie van der Horst, who is also responsible for traffic, transport and air quality, announced the upcoming ban on polluting traffic, reports NL Times. …

A total of 5.5% of fleet capacity today is alternatively fuelled, up from 2.3% in 2017, according to Clarksons’ Green Technology Tracker, which estimates the figure to reach 6.5% by 2025. …

New research shows that if robust Euro 7 air pollution rules are adopted, NO2 pollution from road transport will be reduced by around 50% by 2035. …

Germany’s government coalition disagrees about the EU Commission’s proposal to tighten vehicle emission limits with the so-called Euro 7 regulation. …

Poland will try to overturn the EU’s combustion engine phaseout and other climate laws with an appeal before the bloc’s top court, Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said.  …