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20 January 2023
EC SETS OUT ITS PRIORITIES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2023
The European Commission recently adopted a tentative agenda for the first six months of 2023, setting out the initiatives that will be adopted by the College of Commissioners. The document notes that the package for greening transport should be presented and adopted on 21 June 2023.
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06 January 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2023/01
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06 January 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2023/01
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06 January 2023
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT ASSOCIATION NAMES NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Stephen Parker as its new Director General to succeed Robert Keen, who will be retiring from full time employment with the trade association in 2023.
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06 January 2023
UN/CEFACT GUIDANCE FOR BETTER TRACKING OF MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT RELEASED
The United Nations’ electronic trade facilitation body, CEFACT, has released a ‘business requirement specification’ (BRS) that provides guidance for an integrated track and trace system for multimodal transport. It aims to shed light on supply chains that many beneficial cargo owners’ experience as a “black box”.
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06 January 2023
EU TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: SPEEDING-UP INVESTMENT IN MILITARY MOBILITY
At the end of December, the European Commission agreed to speed up the financing of 35 military mobility projects to support the transport of troops and equipment along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).
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06 January 2023
RENFE: 122 MILLION EUROS TO IMPROVE RAIL FREIGHT IN SPAIN
Spanish national railway company Renfe will invest 122,7 million euros for the improvement of the rail freight transportation system. The funds will be used to acquire new, greener, rolling stock and to implement new technologies on the Spanish fleet.
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06 January 2023
FMC CRACKS DOWN ON UNFAIR D&D FEES
At the end of December, the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) ordered the ocean carrier Evergreen to reimburse the D&D fees paid by the US trucking company TCW, as they were considered unlawful. This ruling could open the way for more cases to be brought.
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06 January 2023
16 MILLION TONNES OF GRAIN SHIPPED FROM UKRAINE THROUGH THE BLACK SEA GRAIN INTIATIVE
In a recent report, the United Nations announced that more that 16 million tonnes of grain and other agricultural products have been shipped from Ukraine through the Black Sea Grain Initiative, since its launch on 1st August 2022.
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06 January 2023
COUNCIL FORMALLY APPROVES OECD GLOBAL MINIMUM CORPORATE TAX
At the end of 2022, the Council formally approved the Directive on a global minimum corporate tax, also known as the OECD BEPS Pillar 2 initiative. The agreement comes after several months of negotiations and multiple attempts to reach unanimity among Member States.