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03 September 2021
TRAN COMMITTEE DEBATES ‘FIT FOR 55’ PACKAGE
On 1 September, MEPs from the Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee held an exchange of views with DG MOVE Deputy Director-General Maja Bakran, which presented the transport-related proposals of the Fit for 55 Package, namely the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the creation of an ETS for road transport, FuelEU Maritime and ReFuelEU Aviation.
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27 August 2021
CLECAT Newsletter 2021/32
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27 August 2021
CLECAT Newsletter 2021/32
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27 August 2021
EU DELAYS REQUIREMENT FOR NEW EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATES
On 10 August, the EU introduced amendments to its Animal Health Regulations and decided to delay the time from which traders must use the new Export Health Certificates (EHCs), due to be introduced from 21 August 2021 for goods exported to the EU. The extension is meant to assist third country traders in the transition to the use of the new certificates and prevent unnecessary disruption.
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27 August 2021
NEW RULES OF ORIGIN IN THE PEM AREA
On 25 August, the European Commission announced that as of 1 September 2021, new transitional rules of origin will become applicable within the pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) area, between the EU and Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Albania, Jordan and Faeroe Islands.
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27 August 2021
CENTRAL COMPLAINT POINT FOR BREACHES OF EU-UK TCA
The European Commission has launched a central complaint point for alleged breaches by the United Kingdom concerning the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).
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27 August 2021
EC RAIL FREIGHT EVENT – EU YEAR OF RAIL
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27 August 2021
DRIVER SHORTAGE IMPACTS ROAD FREIGHT MARKET
On 24 August, Transport Intelligence published a research paper on European driver shortages, which assesses the scale of the ongoing structural issues restricting the supply of drivers across Europe, with a total shortfall of drivers now surpassing 400,000. The most heavily impacted European countries are Poland (shortage of around 124,000 drivers), the UK (76,000 drivers) and Germany (45,000-60,000 drivers).
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27 August 2021
FT BLOG ON SHIPPING DECARBONISATION AND COSTS
On 24 August, the Financial Times issued an opinion on how the push from the shipping industry to decarbonise their fleets could slow freight rates’ downturn in the long term. The column referred to the announcement by Maersk of a $1.4 billion investment in carbon-neutral ships, run on “green” methanol, produced by anaerobic digestion and other means.
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27 August 2021
INCREASED DISPARITY AMONG SHIPPING’S INDEX PROVIDERS
The ever-increasing ocean freight rates have led to an unexpected consequence: According to Vespucci Maritime, the disparity of rates measured by the container index providers has widened, which can lead to difficulty and confusion to properly measure the correct price for a spot shipment.