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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. …

Charging and refuelling infrastructure is often cited as the main obstacle for an obligation on truck manufacturers to ramp-up zero-emissions truck and bus sales more quickly. …

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has …

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. …

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. …

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

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. …

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

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. …

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

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

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. …

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

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 U.S. Treasury said that Volkswagen, BMW, Nissan, Volvo, Hyundai and Rivian electric vehicles will lose access to a $7,500 tax credit under new battery sourcing rules. …

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. …

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. …

The total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 68.7m metric tonnes in the first quarter, a drop of 4.5% compared with the same period in 2022. …

Cars with internal combustion engines (ICEs) falling within the scope of the Euro 7 emission standards will make up only 10% of those on EU roads in 2035. …