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UK car production rose 13.1% in 2023 February, up to 69,707 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

The amount of biofuels in Europe’s transport sector is expected to increase after the European Parliament and EU countries agreed in the early hours of 2023 March 30 on new rules to spur the use of renewable energy across the bloc. …

Recently, a new railway connection in Romania has been integrated into Hödlmayr's logistics network. All vehicles can now arrive directly at our Romanian compound by train. …

In this paper, ACEA sets out the industry’s key messages on the proposed review of the regulation on CO2 reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles, published by the European Commission in 2023 February. …

The European Union needs to radically accelerate the deployment of hydrogen production, import terminal, reconversion, storage, transportation, and consumption infrastructure capacity in port ecosystems in order to meet its 2030 renewabl …

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The British government has announced an additional investment of more than £380m in the development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles as part of a major energy package. …

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has moved forward to add more capacity in the car carrier segment by signing a firm deal for two new methanol dual-fuel 9,300 ceu ships. …

Ford's European leadership has agreed to keep open the automaker's factory in Saarlouis, Germany, beyond its previous cut-off date of 2025, with a much-reduced workforce. …

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production fell by -21.6% in the second month of the year, with 6,491 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches leaving factory lines, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and …

The regions of Hamburg and Lower Saxony have embarked on a €32m ($35m) project to replace diesel-fuelled cargo trucks with those powered by hydrogen. …

On Wednesday 29 March 2023, Karima Delli, chairwoman of the transport and tourism committee (TRAN) of the European Parliament, Josef Doppelbauer, the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways, Conor Feighan, the Secret …

The UK government has announced the reintroduction of the HGV levy in 2023 August, as part of the 2023 Spring Budget. …

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said that e-fuels, which have received an exemption from policymakers in Brussels to the EU’s 2035 zero-emissions target for new cars, will not “significantly” change the trajectory o …

The first in a series of documents on safely carrying lithium-ion batteries covers how the batteries operate, their regulatory classification as cargo, the risk of and causes of thermal runaway which can lead to fires, and the toxicity h …

The EU Commission responded swiftly to the European Court of Auditors’ report on intermodal transport and the share of rail freight. …

Port of Antwerp-Bruges today introduces the new Ketenis truck parking. The free parking facility has 280 parking spaces and will open from 2023 March 31 at 1pm. …

IRU has welcomed the provisional agreement reached between the Council, European Commission and Parliament on the alternative fuels infrastructure regulation (AFIR). …

Despite the German transport minister Volker Wissing being a pro-road investments advocate for some months, the federal committee engaged with the ‘modernisation package for climate protection and planning acceleration’ decided …

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) welcomes the fact that MEPs and national ministers struck an agreement last night on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), which governs the EU-wide deployment o …