News from ECG

Around 14 years ago ECG had the first meetings with officials from the European Parliament and Commission about harmonising the rules for vehicle transporters at EU level, to make transportation more efficient, save emis …

Vehicle transporters operating on German territory are now subject to new guidelines regarding load securing. …

Drop in shipping time charter rates masks continued cost increases across the board in headline number says ECG - the Association of European Vehicle Logistics, which publishes the update in part …

With the ECG Conference 2024 just around the corner, the excitement is building as we prepare to welcome 600 industry professionals to Hamburg on 24-25 October. …

The new VDI Guideline 2700, already published, should have allowed for a transition period to permit vehicle logistics transportation companies to certify their trucks ahead of implementa …

ECG is relaunching two new editions of the Negotiation Management Course in conjunction with the Negotiation Academy Potsdam (NAP). …

On 17 September, the European Commission´s President Ursula von der Leyen revealed her new team shaping the future policies of the European Commission in the next 5 years. …

The VDI Guideline 2700 on lashing on vehicle transporters came into force on 1 September 2024 and is immediately enforceable on German territory, when loading or unloading in Germany but also for transit through the country. …

In the first 6 months of 2024 a total of 581,485 passenger cars have been imported to Europe (EU27, UK & Turkey only- excluding Russia) from China. This volume of just under 600k marks an annual increase of 3.08%. …

The Eurovignette Directive governing truck road tolling in the EU was last modified in 2022, and Member States needed to transpose it by 25 March 2024. …