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Efforts to decarbonise road transport often focus solely on technology and alternative fuels. …

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces growing tensions within his coalition over his determination to push through controversial Chinese investment into a Hamburg port terminal — despite security concerns, not least from the U.S. …

According to the DVSA, various topics have been updated in the guidance, which is split into two parts. …

Peel Ports is working with a consortium led by the University of Liverpool to bid for the UK’s flagship national Clean Maritime Research Hub.   …

The exclusive partnership will make future generations of Aurora’s flagship integrated hardware and software systems commercially scalable. …

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp set a global annual output record in the business year ended in 2023 March, just edging past its target of 9.1m vehicles as factory disruption from global chip supply woes and pandemic lockdowns eased. …

A study conducted by the All Aboard Alliance has revealed 15 key pain points for women at sea. …

The Port of Valencia is today the first port in the world to use a 4×4 truck tractor unit powered by green hydrogen to move containers within its terminals. …

After weeks of striking, around 60 truck drivers at the Gräfenhausen rest area in Germany have won their battle against Polish consortium Lukmaz, Agmaz and Imperia. …

The Council of the EU yesterday adopted a new emissions trading system for road transport (ETS II). The system will apply to road transport fuel suppliers starting 2027, unless oil and gas prices are exceptionally high. …

The letter, addressed to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has been shared by the Road Haulage Association on Twitter. …

Car carrier Apollon Leader is the first of its kind to join the Green Award programme. Also, the ship’s owner, Japanese Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co. Ltd., was recently certified, together with its bulk carrier Santa Isabel. …

Europe’s legislators must synchronise their green ambitions if they are to have any hope of migrating the continent’s trucking community to sustainable fuel vehicles, it was claimed this week. …

Shippers can sometimes be called to the rescue financially by shipping companies in the event of incidents on a ship, in the name of the principle of general average. A greater risk today than in the past. …

MAN Truck & Bus has developed and launched several safety systems to improve road safety for commercial vehicles. These include advanced driver assistance systems, emergency braking systems, and lane departure warning systems. …

Russia’s largest vehicle maker, Avtovaz, will shut down assembly at its Togliatti plant for at least three weeks at the end of 2023 May because of a new wave of supply disruptions. …

The Danish Energy Agency issued a recommendation that the no-sailing zones around the leakage points on Nord Stream 1 and 2 be lifted, as the resulting gas clouds from the potential gas blowout do not pose a danger to ships in the area. …

Valenciaport and Burgos are already working on the study of a direct rail connection linking the main container port of Spain and the Mediterranean with the import/export companies of the province of Burgos. …

Currently, there are 15 court cases pending against the Mobility Package at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), with all hearings taking place in Luxembourg over the past two days. …

BMW will produce a second electric model at its factory in Regensburg in 2023. The fully electric iX2 will follow the iX1 that has been coming off the lines in Regensburg since 2022 autumn. …