News

SAVE THE DATE: ELP EVENT ON COUNTEMISSIONS EU

On 10 October, the European Logistics Platform (ELP) organises an event on the EU CountEmissionsEU initiative which is part of the Commission’s Greening Freight Package. The event entitled ‘CountEmissionsEU: Why transport needs more transparency in GHG reporting?’ will be hosted by MEP Caroline Nagtegaal (Renew, the Netherlands).

CLECAT MARITIME LOGISTICS INSTITUTE MEETS

Members of the CLECAT Maritime Logistics Institute met yesterday to discuss the latest developments impacting sea freight forwarders, notably the evaluation of the CBER, the policy updates on the measures related the decarbonisation of maritime transport, as well as the implementation of ICS2 Release 3 for maritime transport.

CLECAT DEBATES REVISION WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS DIRECTIVE

On 30 August, CLECAT was invited to participate in an expert hearing at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on the revision of the Weights & Dimensions Directive. This was the opportunity to present our analysis of the Commission proposal and give preliminary feedback on the draft EESC opinion.

UK GOVERNMENT UNVEILS THE BORDER TARGET OPERATING MODEL

On 29 August, the UK government released the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), presenting a phased strategy for the implementation of measures designed to strengthen the country’s security and biosecurity resilience.

CLECAT CALLS FOR A FAIR LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR AUSTRIAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS REPRESENTING IMPORTERS FROM OTHER MEMBER STATES

CLECAT has send a letter today to the European Commission urging the Commission to take action against Austria to end rules and practices infringing provisions of EU customs and VAT law which jeopardize a level playing field in the internal market. These practices are unfairly impactingAustrian freight forwarders representing EU established importers which are not VAT-registered in Austria.

POLAND AND UKRAINE SIGN AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT

On 28 August, Polish and Ukrainian railways reached an agreement to collaborate on the development of freight transport between the two countries, with the goal of enhancing connectivity and trade.

CLECAT Meetings

CLECAT Board meeting
11 September (online)

CLECAT Air Freight Logistics Institute
27 September (online)

CLECAT Supply Chain Security Institute
27 September (online)

FIATA World Congress
3-6 October, Brussels

ELP event on CountEmissions EU
10 October, Radisson Red Hotel (Brussels)

ELP event on Combined Transport
8 November, European Parliament (Brussels)

CLECAT General Assembly
16 November, Brussels

CLECAT/ESC Logistics for Europe event
16 November, Stanhope Hotel (Brussels)

EU Meetings

European Parliament

European Parliament Environment Committee
4 September, Brussels

European Parliament Transport Committee
18-19 September, Brussels

European Parliament Plenary
11-14 September, Strasbourg

Council of the EU

Environment Council
16 October, Luxembourg

Informal meeting of transport ministers
21-22 September, Barcelona