17 April 2026
IMCO COMMITTEE ENDORSES UCC REFORM: EU CUSTOMS OVERHAUL MOVES CLOSER TO FINAL ADOPTION
On 16 April 2026, the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee formally endorsed the provisional political agreement on the reform of the Union Customs Code (UCC), marking a significant step forward in the most comprehensive overhaul of EU customs rules in a generation.
17 April 2026
TRAN COMMITTEE DEBATES RAIL FREIGHT CORRIDORS THROUGH SWITZERLAND
Following the accident in the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2023 in September 2025, Switzerland adopted unilateral measures affecting rail freight traffic crossing its territory.
17 April 2026
LIFE FIT PROJECT BOOSTS INTERMODAL RAIL AND ATTRACTS €12.5 MILLION INVESTMENT
On 14 April, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) published results of the LIFE Facilitating Intermodal Transport (LIFE FIT) project, which aims to support modal shift from road to rail through digital solutions.
17 April 2026
GLOBAL DIVIDE DEEPENS AS U.S. OPPOSES IMO ZET-ZERO MARITIME NETWORK
After manoeuvring to derail the adoption of the maritime decarbonisation framework at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) last October, Washington remains “strongly opposed” to any instrument that would accompany a phase-out of fossil fuels and allow an international body to raise revenues - an element included in the agreement initially under discussion at the IMO.
17 April 2026
HORMUZ STRAIT REOPENS AMID CEASEFIRE, BUT UNCERTAINTY PERSISTS FOR SHIPPING
Developments in the Gulf region have introduced cautious optimism for global shipping, as Iran has announced the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels during the current ceasefire period.
17 April 2026
POLICY DEBATE AT MILENCE CLEAN TRANSPORT EVENT
CLECAT joined a policy debate hosted by Milence in Brussels, set against the backdrop of the “Power to Go Further Tour” — a 1,000 km journey from Paris to Berlin using battery-electric heavy-duty trucks.
17 April 2026
COMMISSION REVIEWS BIOFUEL RULES
The European Commission has taken a further step in implementing its renewable energy policy with the adoption, on 13 April, of a delegated regulation revising the criteria for identifying biofuels associated with a high risk of indirect land-use change (ILUC).
17 April 2026
SMART FREIGHT WEEK 2026: SCALING COLLABORATION FOR GREENER LOGISTICS
This week CLECAT joined Smart Freight Week in Amsterdam, one of the key global gatherings for sustainable logistics. Bringing together more than 1,000 participants from across the supply chain, the event once again demonstrated the strength of collaboration across industry, policy, and innovation communities.
17 April 2026
CLECAT WELCOMES DRAFT EP REPORT ON FUTURE CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY
The European Parliament has begun its work on the future Connecting Europe Facility (CEF III) for the 2028–2034 period, with a draft report by co-rapporteurs MEP Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (TRAN) and MEP Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (ITRE).
17 April 2026
JOINT INDUSTRY POSITION PAPER ON THE COMBINED TRANSPORT DIRECTIVE
On 15 April, six organisations - including Cefic, BusinessEurope, CLECAT, ECTA - European Chemical Transport Association, European Shippers' Council, and UIRR – issued a joint statement calling for a well-functioning Combined Transport framework. To ensure that the EU does not lose momentum on multimodal freight transport the associations jointly demand: