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The switch to electric cars in the UK is now underway and sales of new electric cars are steadily increasing. In contrast, the shift to electric trucks is only just starting. …

With the launch of the new ISO 14083 standard, we are entering a new phase of global standardization. …

Rail Freight Forward: Target of 30% modal share for rail freight transport achievable with digitalization and automation • Sigrid Nikutta succeeds Clemens Först as chair of European rail freight companies' initiative Rail Freight Forward …

The president of Cyprus is urging the European Union to create a commissioner dedicated to covering shipping issues.  …

Porsche will incorporate automated assistance and navigation functions from Mobileye's so-called "SuperVision" technology platform in future models, Mobileye said in a statement. …

As of April 2023 terra Handels- und Speditionsgesellschaft mbH is a member of ECG. …

Together with Tatravagonka, Hödlmayr has developed a new wagon that safely transports of semitrailer tractors as well as light to heavy commercial vehicles by rail. …

Chinese-built electric vehicles pose the greatest risk to Europe's automakers and could cost them €7bn ($7.7bn) a year in lost profits by 2030 unless policymakers take action, according to an Allianz Trade report. …

Women can see things from a different perspective, which will help drive innovation and encourage positive reactions. …

Pressure on the multipurpose vessel charter rates from other sectors like containers, Ro-Ro and drybulk continues, as reflected in the new charter rates assessment by Drewry. …

Emitting only water vapour, hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks will be an important part of Volvo Trucks’ zero exhaust emission product portfolio. …

Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motor (GWM) will open a new factory in Brazil in 2024. The plant will manufacture electric cars only – in the form of battery electric cars, hybrids and hydrogen-fuelled vehicles. …

In the view of the Deutsches Verkehrsforum e.V. (DVF), the draft of the 3rd Toll Amendment Act submitted to the cabinet for decision on Wednesday leaves important questions unresolved. …

Chinese automaker BYD Co., plans to expand into electric vehicles manufacturing and assembly in Vietnam, according to a Vietnamese government statement citing the company's chair. …

 Disruption to the delivery of vehicles continued last year because of production delays caused by ongoing shortages in the supply of key components, including semiconductors, and by capacity shortages affecting road, rail and ocean …

The Mission to Seafarers has published the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report for Q1 2023, revealing a decline in overall happiness levels among seafarers during the first three months of the year. …

Six autonomous drones will perform daily flights in the Antwerp port area, a world first that will make an important contribution to overall security of the complex port environment. …

The European Commission proposal made yesterday to add trailers and semi-trailers to the Eurovignette Directive can only be seen as an industry incentive if Member States are obliged to apply it from the same date as the motor vehicle CO …

In its response, the RHA referred to the fact that its members are keen for CPC to be amended. In a 2022 RHA survey, 96% of respondents believed that the current DCPC was not fit for purpose. …

Decarbonising transport will require a new level of collaboration, according to speakers at today’s launch of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook 2023 report. …