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Volkswagen's showdown with powerful labour leaders over how to tackle spiralling costs at underused German factories has triggered intense soul-searching about the root causes of the carmaker's problems. …

Mars Germany partners with leading providers to gain insights into carbon emissions, consumption, and fuel types, seeking to reduce the environmental impact of its product movements. …

Stellantis has exclusive rights to build, export and sell Leapmotor products outside China. …

Germany has one last chance to overturn the tariffs at a vote by member countries. But getting the required blocking majority looks to be out of reach — and would be without precedent. …

Most of Stellantis plants in Italy saw a steep output decline in the first half, according to data by FIM-CISL union. …

Oslo, 25 September 2024 – Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced that four of the twelve Shaper Class vessels currently on order with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) will be increased in size from 9,300 to approximately 11,700 CE …

Kallenius said Mercedes "cannot ignore customer preferences" as EV sales in Europe stagnate. …

Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) investigated the potential of the Antwerp chemical cluster for the uptake of recyclate as a replacement for fossil raw materials. …

The new vessel, under the name RS Alegranza, will start offering offshore solutions for offshore wind in the first quarter of 2025. …

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers, a unit of China’s COSCO Shipping Group, has held a naming ceremony for its newest liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). …

VW has said it is considering plant closures in Germany to cut costs and close a gap with competitors. …

Economy Minister Robert Habeck will meet with carmakers — but he has few weapons to stave off a car industry crisis. …

The automaker will make affordable full-electric small cars in Pamplona starting in 2026 while Polo production for Europe moves to South Africa. …

In September 1999, the Luxembourg-based shipping company CLdN began its service between the Port of Gothenburg and the Belgian transport hub Zeebrugge. …

The Federal Office for Mobility and Logistics has published the German toll statistics for August 2024. Heavy goods traffic, excluding recently tolled vehicles, is once again recording declines after a temporary increase. …

A consumer slump in China, coupled with the market's rapid shift toward EVs, has turned the former stronghold for VW into a weak spot. …

In August 2024, new EU car registrations saw a sharp decrease (-18.3%) with negative results across the region’s four major markets: double-digit losses were witnessed in Germany (-27.8%), France (-24.3%), and Italy (-13.4%), with the Sp …

ACEA asked for relief measures from stricter CO2 targets that will go into effect on 1 January 2025, citing sharply reduced demand for EVs. …

In the context of the current debate on CO2 regulations for vehicles and their reviews, CLEPA comments as following: …

CLdN on 19 September 2024 published its fleet emission data for 2023. CLdN’s weighted average fleet emissions were 39g CO2/tonne-km. …