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The CLECAT General Assembly took place on 20th November in Brussels, providing an opportunity for members to reflect on the association’s action plan and initiatives, and the evolving policy landscape affecting the logistics sector. Dimitri Serafimoff, representing FORWARD Belgium, was elected as the new President of CLECAT succeeding Willem van der Schalk (DSLV). The General Assembly also welcomed new Board Members, including Joël Glusman of TLF Overseas as Chair of the Air Freight Logistics Institute and Tomas Arvidsson of SIFA as Chair of the Rail Freight Logistics Institute.

On 12 November, the EU’s Official Journal published a list of 93 non-EU countries that will implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), starting with emissions from 2024. These countries have committed to apply CORSIA with a baseline set at 85% of 2019 emissions for each year from 2024 onward.

On 13 November, CLECAT joined the 20th-anniversary celebrations of FERRMED at its conference held in Brussels. The event, titled "How to Solve the Stagnant Rail Freight Share in the EU: +FIRRST is the Solution," showcased the findings of FERRMED’s groundbreaking study on traffic and modal shift optimization in the EU.

Combined transport in Europe experienced a slight decline of 0.79% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to the European combined transport association, UIRR.

The European Parliament in Plenary session adopted on 14 November a resolution calling for an EU crackdown on Russia’s shadow fleet, the increasing number of old tankers often uninsured and with unclear ownership allowing Russia to export its crude oil and petroleum products abroad, despite international sanctions.