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29 May 2026
TT CLUB PUBLISHES REPORT ON FREIGHT CRIME IN BENELUX SUPPLY CHAINS
On 28 May, CLECAT attended an event hosted by TT Club in Antwerp to present the findings of the report Freight Crime in Benelux Supply Chains. The event brought together representatives from the transport, logistics, insurance, and law enforcement communities.
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29 May 2026
AIR CARGO DEMAND GROWS DESPITE MIDDLE EAST DISRUPTIONS
On 28 May, the IATA published its latest air cargo market data for April 2026, showing continued growth in global demand despite ongoing disruptions linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
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29 May 2026
CZECHIA CALLS FOR EU DISCUSSION ON RAIL FREIGHT DECLINE
Czechia has called for a discussion on the situation of the rail freight sector at the upcoming Transport Council meeting on 8 June, amid continued concerns over the declining competitiveness of rail freight across Europe.
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29 May 2026
CT4EU CONFERENCE: EUROPE’S INTERMODAL SECTOR CALLS FOR COOPERATION AMID MOUNTING CHALLENGES
CLECAT joined the CT4EU Conference in Brussels on the 21th May. The UIRR event brought together representatives from rail freight, road transport, logistics, and the shipping community to discuss the future of intermodality.
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29 May 2026
POLITICAL AGREEMENT REACHED ON EU-US TRADE DEAL IMPLEMENTATION
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached a political agreement on two Regulations that would eliminate tariffs on all US industrial goods and provide preferential market access for certain US agricultural and seafood products.
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29 May 2026
COMMISSION PUBLISHES UPDATED CBAM Q&A FOR THE DEFINITIVE PERIOD
The European Commission has published an updated version of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Questions and Answers document, replacing the December 2024 edition.
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29 May 2026
THE FUTURE ROLE OF CUSTOMS AGENTS DISCUSSED AT WARSAW CONFERENCE
CLECAT participated in the eighth edition of the Trade & Customs Compliance Conference, organised by the Trade & Customs Compliance Academy in Warsaw.
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29 May 2026
ESPO CALLS FOR URGENT REVIEW OF MARITIME ETS TO PREVENT CARBON AND BUSINESS LEAKAGE
The European Sea Ports Organisation has in a recent statement called on the European Commission to address the unintended consequences of the extension of the EU ETS to the maritime sector.
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29 May 2026
ROAD ASSOCATIONS CALL FOR STRONGER AFIR TARGETS AND THE MODERNISATION OF ELECTRICITY GRIDS
Road transport associations from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the Nordic Countries, are calling on the EU to strengthen the AFIR and accelerate electricity grid upgrades to support the transition to zero-emission freight transport.
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29 May 2026
GERMANY LAUNCHES €1 BILLION SUPPORT SCHEME FOR HDV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
The German Federal Ministry for Transport (BMV) has launched a new funding programme to support the deployment of charging infrastructure for battery-electric HDVs.