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Alternative maritime power solutions are key to greener ports as the regulatory landscape increasingly favors shore power capabilities, according to a recently published whitepaper from maritime equipment manufacturer ERMA FIRST. …

Just two days after the celebrations for the delivery of the Great Antwerp, the Grimaldi Group's first …

A study commissioned by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) shows that the hurdles regularly cited barring the way to shipping’s decarbonisation are all surmountable. …

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has …

To understand how shipping industry leaders are thinking about future fuels and what their plans and projections are to adopt cleaner fuels and efficiency-boosting technologies, the  Global Maritime Forum, the Global Centre for Mari …

Europe’s car industry risks jobs losses, growing inequalities and lost market share to China if it continues to abandon the lower-market segments of EVs, warns a new report from the European Trade Union Institute. …

IRU welcomes the introduction of the transitional smart tachograph version 2. Set to become mandatory on 2023 August 21, the smart tachograph will introduce new features and facilitate the work of drivers, operators and enforcers. …

DNV has launched Emissions Connect, a data verification engine and data management platform designed to help the maritime industry assess and work with emissions data. …

On 2023 April 18, the European Parliament adopted the final EP-Council agreement for the revised EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). …

The Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament unanimously adopted its position regarding the revision of the TEN-T regulations last week. …

The EU is ready to launch into the global chips race — but may find itself already left in the dust.  …

Rasmus Elsborg-Jensen, CEO of ReFlow, on the importance of lifecycle assessments. …

The draft rules guide major EU transport infrastructure project towards sustainable transport, cut implementation delays and set EU transport links with Ukraine and Moldova. …

Further doubts loom over the fate of a controversial plan to sell parts of a Hamburg port terminal to China, amid pressure for Berlin to rethink its ties to Beijing. …

In the first quarter of 2023, the EU car market saw a substantial increase in new car registrations, with almost 2.7m units sold. This marks a 17.9% increase compared to 2022, following solid results in the first three months. …

A new intermodal railway terminal will open in Szeged, on the Hungarian border crossing with Serbia. …

French car lobby Plateforme de la filière automobile (PFA) on 2023 April 19 proposed that a state bonus for consumers buying electric cars be reserved for vehicles "made in Europe". …

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. …

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. …

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. …