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We are pleased to announce that the Spanish translation of the ECG Visual Inspection Guidelines has now been published. …

China’s exports of new vehicles to global markets are increasing at a rapid rate. In June alone, a total of 1,037,000 vehicles left China, marking a 75% year-on-year increase. …

The ECG Quality Working Group has developed a recommendation outlining the minimum functional requirements that vehicles should idea …

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Grande Pacifico, a new 9,800 CEU Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) and the largest car carrier in the Italian group’s fleet. …

According to the latest Ti–Upply–IRU European Road Freight Rate Benchmark, the contract rate index rose by 7.9 points quarter on quarter to 148.0, while the spot index jumped by 14.6 points to 146.8. …

With a loading capacity of 9,800 CEU, the newbuilding is the biggest PCTC in the Neapolitan Group’s fleet …

The UK’s used car market returned to growth in the second quarter, up 0.7% as 2,009,318 vehicles changed hands, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).   …

Mercedes-Benz last fall turned to McDonald’s to promote its latest model in China, a striking move for an automaker that for decades relied on its German engineering to win over Chinese buyers. …

A new EU-supported project aims to address acute road transport labour shortages by testing safe, legal labour mobility pathways for trained and certified professional drivers between non-EU talent partnership countries and the EU. …

German auto suppliers are more indebted and spend more on interest than their international rivals ​as competition from China intensifies, according to ‌excerpts from an upcoming study seen by Reuters. …

Ningbo Ocean Shipping, the liner shipping unit of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group, has joined the list of container carriers that have ventured into vehicle transportation. …

All volumes in this article relate to CY2025 (January 1 – December 31, 2025) and were supplied directly to Automotive Logistics by the named port authorities and terminal operators, with data collected between May and July 2026. …

Iran and Oman are expected to unveil a new traffic arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz imminently, potentially redrawing established shipping lanes and giving Tehran a formal role in overseeing vessels entering the Persian Gulf. …

Chinese automakers are winning market share in Germany by luring customers away from from European, Japanese and Korean brands, with Hyundai and Kia owners proving among the most willing to switch, according to new industry data. …

Britain’s new car market grew 11.7% in July with 156,571 units registered, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

DP World announced that it completed its first delivery of finished vehicles by rail from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Aiud, Romania, launching a new intermodal corridor between Western and Southeastern Europe. …

Driver shortage remains one of the industry’s top concerns. But the picture is complex. …

Sales ​in the United States recovered for ​a third consecutive month with a ⁠double digit increase, the company said ​in a statement. …

Charter rates for modern car-carriers are moving towards the $100,000-a-day mark again, powered by rising demand for Chinese electric vehicle exports. …

The entry of Chinese automakers in the past five years has reshaped the European auto market, with companies such as BYD, SAIC and Chery moving steadily up the sales tables and threatening century-old players such as Ford and even Merced …

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume faces perhaps the most difficult challenge of his tenure: convincing the automaker’s powerful and often competing stakeholders that deeper restructuring is unavoidable. …

The question we currently encounter most frequently is: Is a business owner who travels abroad in a 3.5-tonne van to deliver their own goods to a customer, without providing transport services, required to use a tachograph? …

Electrification is the clearest way to cut energy demand, increase Europe's competitiveness and lower energy prices. …