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Premium electric vehicle (EV) maker Polestar will start production in South Carolina for U.S. and European markets from 2024, Chief Executive Thomas Ingenlath told Reuters at the Shanghai auto show on 2023 April 18. …

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) welcomes the messages conveyed by MEPs, the Council and the Commission during the plenary session of the European Parliament today on the topic of Safeguarding labour mobility and …

The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector is today calling for an urgent, government-led strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks to meet decarbonisation targets. …

It now costs a record $110,000 a day to charter a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) for a year – a more than six-fold surge from pre-Covid-19 levels of $17,000/day. …

On 2023 April 18 the Grimaldi Group took delivery of the vessel Great Antwerp at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan (South Korea). …

The president of Valenciaport emphasised his commitment to three strategic dimensions for 2030: economic, environmental and social …

Fully autonomous driving is “basically impossible” and the technology would be better applied to manufacturing, according to Chinese battery and electric car company BYD. …

Cars with internal combustion engines (ICEs) falling within the scope of the Euro 7 emission standards will make up only 10% of those on EU roads in 2035. …

European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) welcomed the move, saying that the deal will mark a turning point in the decarbonisation of the industry.   …

The total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 68.7m metric tonnes in the first quarter, a drop of 4.5% compared with the same period in 2022. …

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is calling for an urgent government-led strategy to encourage the uptake of zero-emission HGVs in the country. …

Spain is facing a shortage of drivers – and it’s likely to get worse if current trends continue. …

The G7 Ministers on Climate, Energy, and Environment have called for the shipping industry to achieve GHG-zero emissions by 2050. …

In December, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Commission and EU member states reached agreement on the reformed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the EU’s carbon market and flagship climate policy tool. …

To retain its reputation as a climate leader, Europe must unequivocally embrace science-based climate targets for its shipping industry, argue Faïg Abbasov and Chiara Mingozzi. …

ZF has secured a contract with STMicroelectrics for the guaranteed supply of silicon carbide devices in the “double-digit millions” beginning in 2025. …

Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on 2023 April 16 saw the departure of the first China-Europe Railway Express trains that carried domestically made commercial vehicles, adding another route to China's increasingly expanding intern …

The recently restored Berezyne-Basarabeasca railway line connecting Southwestern Ukraine and Southern Moldova is seeing the first freight trains transiting between the two countries. …

Ahead of a vote on the EU’s carbon market reform, Green lawmaker Michael Bloss reassured consumers that carbon prices will not go above the €45 limit, citing a political commitment by French president Emmanuel Macron. …

As the worker shortage crisis in the rail industry continues, rail workers across Europe are taking action to demand better working conditions and increased investment in staff. …