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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. …

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

Stellantis will invest €160m ($176m) to prepare its factory in Rennes, western France, to build the next Citroen compact SUV, which will be mostly sold as a full-electric vehicle when it is launched in 2025, the automaker …

Despite the optimism on the side of Deutsche Bahn (DB) last week, the negotiations with labour union EVG seem to have reached rock bottom. …

Toyota will produce its first BEV model in the US in 2025. It will be a completely new model: a three-row, battery electric SUV. …

Dutch contract car manufacturer VDL Nedcar will cut 1,800 jobs in 2023 as it struggles to replace its canceled production deal with BMW, owner VDL Group said. …

United European Car Carriers (UECC), the leading provider of sustainable short sea Ro-Ro transportation in Europe, reached a significant milestone on May 25th, 2023, as their state-of-the-art LNG Dual Fuel vessel, Auto E …

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. …

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

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. …

After 4.5 years of exceptional contributions and hard work from all partners, the closing conference of the SkillSea project concluded yesterday in Brussels.  The EU-funded SkillSea project brought together the maritime in …

The World Port Climate Action Program (WPCAP) will be extended with a new focus on shore power, new fuels and green shipping corridors. …

The decision came after an NLF meeting regarding how to boost the Fair Transport Scheme. …

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

Main results …

A new report from the Global Maritime Forum has identified 373 pilot projects globally focusing on ship technology, fuel production, bunkering, and infrastructure solutions that can immensely help shipping’s transition to a zero-emission …

Two new features have been added to the Intelligence Platform: fuel prices for compressed natural gas and an interactive map to view all driving restrictions along a trip. …

As Chinese automakers including BYD and Nio look to expand in Europe, the region’s incumbents are divided over how Brussels ought to respond. …