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CLECAT, ESC and ELA are pleased to invite you to the Logistics for Europe event, taking place on the 23rd of November 2022 at the Residence Palace in Brussels.

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation and modification of a German scheme to encourage to freight transport to shift from road to inland waterways and rail. The measure originally approved by the Commission in October 2002 and prolonged in six occasions, most recently in April 2022, was set to expire in September 2022. The purpose of the scheme is to promote the modal shift of freight transport from road to inland waterways and rail.

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of an Italian scheme to encourage freight transport to shift from road to rail. The measure was originally approved by the Commission in December 2016, prolonged in October 2017 and November 2019, and is set to expire in December 2022. The purpose of the scheme is to promote the modal shift of freight transport from road to rail.

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €185 million Dutch scheme to compensate companies for the costs of adapting to the new customs procedures following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. The scheme will run until 31 December 2023.

On 1 November, a new Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) mutual recognition agreement (MRA) between the EU and the Republic of Moldova entered into force. The agreement will provide reciprocal benefits to each party’s AEOs, such as fewer customs controls and priority treatment at customs clearance.

On 31 October, the European Commission published the latest version of the Combined Nomenclature (CN), which becomes applicable as from 1 January 2023.

The latest quarterly European Road Freight Rate Benchmark produced by Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply shows that average European road freight rates rose up again in Q3 despite lower consumer spending. However, data from the end of the quarter shows prices softening towards the end of Q3.

The Loadstar reported this week that the idled containership fleet has breached the 1 million TEU capacity milestone and is set to jump significantly higher as carriers prepare to temporarily suspend services rather than blank sailings.