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With the shift to battery electric vehicles and the rise of connected vehicles equipped with new Electric & Electronic (E/E) architectures, the European automotive industry is undergoing an unparalleled transformation. …

Since it took over Gefco, Ceva Logistics has developed a fifth business division dedicated to finished vehicle logistics and it is now seeing an increase in global demand for containerised vehicle services, writes Marcus Williams …

Some 200 members of the Renewa …

BMW is moving more finished vehicles by rail following the set-up of a new service between its assembly plant in Regensburg, Germany and the Belgian port of Antwerp-Bruges. …

New automated terminals create “an intensified competitive market” that forces existing local terminals to follow suit, a union has claimed. …

The port of Barcelona reported an 18.4% increase in finished vehicle handling in 2022, moving more than 591,000 vehicles through the year. …

Under this slogan, the work carried out by women in the port sector will be at the centre of a vast project launched by the Municipality of Livorno in cooperation with many stakeholders from the port and maritime sectors. …

Stellantis has announced plans to manufacture electric vehicles in Portugal. …

UNATRAS, a coordination unit of Italian transport associations, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Italian government for not taking action to address the critical situation faced by the freight transport industry. …

Ford abandons public testing of level-four-capable autonomous vehicles due to their “near-term” unprofitability. …

Chinese carmaker BYD is now selling its electric cars in Spain. It will soon kick off its Atto 3 SUV, Tang SUV and Han sedan sales there. BYD also sells the models in other European countries. …

Safety from the start …

Under a newly approved political agreement between the Danish government and left-wing parties, Danish hauliers will face increased costs for running petrol or diesel-powered HGVs on certain Danish roads starting in 2025. …

Car services groups on 2023 March 31 warned a stalled EU proposal to ensure fair access to valuable vehicle data could pave the way for unfair competition from U.S. and Chinese tech companies. …

The Port of Valencia has successfully trained 2,600 lorry drivers in the use of the ValenciaportPCS mobile application. …

The United States and European Union are racing to settle their dispute over tax credits for electric vehicles, but their attempted fix is creating new problems for each of them back home. …

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), a UK-based company, has made a significant breakthrough in the development of zero-emission, long-range hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles.  …

More than 90 participants (employers and employees) took part in the second sectoral consultation on the future European standards relating to crews, which took place on 2022 December 14. …

Twenty-three transport and infrastructure ministers, including Ukraine’s, met this week to begin a process that could see Eastern European transport links transformed. …

When, after 30 hours, the German government’s coalition partners finally finished their latest round of negotiations on climate and transport policy, they had very little to show for it.  …