News

Today, young people under the age of 30 make up half of the world’s population. Their future depends largely on a successful transition to more sustainable, zero-emission solutions. …

Flanders, the northern region of Belgium, has announced on June 6, 2023, Gateway²Britain, an innovative digital application that will bring visibility and transparency for trading with Flanders into one place. …

IMO has updated the United Nations Bonn Climate Change Conference (5-15 June 2023) on the Organization's work towards adopting a revised Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from shipping. …

Volkswagen Group's Chinese joint venture with SAIC has transformed one of its plants in Shanghai for production, research and development of electric vehicles, VW said. …

The European Commission published the Euro 7 proposal with the aim of improving air quality and public health in the EU by reducing pollutant emissions coming from road transport. CLEPA, the European association of automotive s …

Port of Felixstowe, part of the Hutchison Ports’ network, and Shanghai Westwell Technology Co. Ltd (Westwell) have signed an agreement for an additional 100 battery-powered autonomous Q-Trucks. …

General Motors Co., said on Monday 5 June 2023, it plans to invest more than $1bn to re-tool two manufacturing sites in Flint, Michigan to prepare for a new generation of its internal combustion engine heavy-duty (HD) trucks. …

Autobahn GmbH and BALM have signed a cooperation agreement on the establishment of weight control points to protect road users and infrastructure, the office said in an official statement. …

With queues reaching 70km, a solution to the Brenner pass bottleneck continues to escape EU governments and authorities. Discussions may no longer be enough; the EU Commission should open its legal toolbox. …

In its latest white paper “Biofuels in shipping,” classification society DNV has reported that the flexibility of biofuels can enable the shipping industry to accelerate its journey towards decarbonisation while maintaining oper …

There will likely be no railway strikes in Germany this week. Deutsche Bahn has returned to the negotiation table. …

The Balkan states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have taken a decisive step towards connecting their transport networks with the TEN-T network. …

The Port of Hanko has recently joined the ranks of ECG members! …

IRU’s Secretary General held bilateral talks and spoke at the annual International Transport Forum (ITF) Summit of transport ministers in Leipzig. …

Hauliers must recalibrate their route networks to alleviate the strain on Europe’s beleaguered road transport sector caused by the ever-worsening driver shortage. …

The supply of lithium batteries for electric vehicle (EV) production could bottleneck from 2025 as demand for EVs outstrips the available capacity for battery production. …

Glasgow has long held the title of having the most polluted street in the country. Before the pandemic, concentrations of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide on Hope Street in Glasgow averaged 50% more than the safe legal limit. …

Main results …

The European Commission on June 1st, 2023, presented five legislative proposals to modernise EU rules on maritime safety and prevent water pollution from ships. …

Automotive Cells Company (ACC) has officially opened the first of three planned European battery gigafactories in Billy-Berclau, Douvrin, France. …