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16 May 2025
SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY OFFERS DISCOUNTS TO ATTRACT SHIPS
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has introduced a new initiative to bring container ships back to the Suez Canal. Responding to requests from shipowners and operators, and due to recent improvements in the security situation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, the SCA is offering a 15% discount on tolls for large container ships. This discount applies to container ships of 130,000 net tonnage or more, whether they are carrying cargo or not.
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16 May 2025
ESPO CONFERENCE IN THESSALONIKI ON FUTURE OF EUROPEAN PORTS
CLECAT joined last week as a guest to the 21st annual ESPO Conference, held in Thessaloniki on 8–9 May, where European port authorities, industry leaders, and policymakers gathered to discuss the evolving role of ports in a time of geopolitical upheaval and accelerating sustainability demands.
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16 May 2025
EU IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN SHADOW FLEET
The European Union has agreed on the 17th sanctions package against Russia, which will be formally adopted by the Council of the EU next week. These sanctions aim to limit Russia's war economy by targeting its shadow fleet. The new measures were proposed by the Commission in April and come as Russia continues to block a 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine has already agreed to.
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16 May 2025
MEPS DISCUSS EU MILITARY MOBILITY PLANS
On 14 May, the European Parliament's Committees on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) and Security and Defence (SEDE) organised a joint hearing on military mobility. Military and policy experts were invited to share their views on the current state and future prospects of military mobility in the EU.
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16 May 2025
CLECAT TO JOIN 2025 ITF SUMMIT ON TRANSPORT RESILIENCE
CLECAT will participate in the 2025 Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF), taking place from 21 to 23 May in Leipzig, Germany, under the Chilean Presidency of the ITF.
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09 May 2025
CLECAT Newsletter 2025/16
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09 May 2025
CLECAT Newsletter 2025/16
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09 May 2025
COMMISSION LAUNCHES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST SIX MEMBER STATES OVER CUSTOMS IT DELAYS
The European Commission has initiated legal proceedings against six Member States for failing to comply with key obligations under the Union Customs Code (UCC). Letters of formal notice have been sent to Czechia, Denmark, Greece, Austria, Romania and Slovakia for not fully deploying the electronic systems for Temporary Storage and the National Import System required for air transport.
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09 May 2025
EC APPROVES TEMPORARY FRENCH EXPORT CREDIT SCHEME TO OFFSET US TARIFF RISKS
On 8 May 2025, the European Commission approved a €5 billion French export credit re-insurance scheme to support exporters of wines and spirits in light of the impending US tariffs.
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09 May 2025
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON EU COUNTERMEASURES IN US TARIFFS DISPUTE
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a draft list of US products potentially subject to EU countermeasures, should ongoing negotiations with the United States fail to yield an agreement that leads to the removal of recently imposed US tariffs.