13 August 2021
CONNECTING EUROPE EXPRESS CONFERENCE ON RAIL FREIGHT
On 5 October, the Connecting Europe Express train will stop in Luxembourg, where the European Commission, in cooperation with the Luxembourg Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, CER and its members, is organising a conference dedicated to rail freight in the ambit of the European Year of Rail.
13 August 2021
WEBINAR ON SAF IN AIR TRANSPORTATION VALUE CHAINS
On 25 August, Smart Freight Centre and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics are organising a webinar from 15:00-16:00 (CET) on the topic of insetting with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in air transportation value chains.
13 August 2021
AIR CARGO STRONGEST FIRST HALF-YEAR GROWTH SINCE 2017
On 28 July, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air cargo markets for June showing a 9.9% improvement on pre-COVID-19 performance (June 2019). This pushed first half-year air cargo growth to 8%, its strongest first half performance since 2017 (when the industry posted 10.2% year-on-year growth).
13 August 2021
SLOT RELIEF RULES FOR AIRLINES AMENDED AND EXTENDED
On 23 July 2021, the European Commission proposed to amend the Slot Regulation and extended the slot relief rules adopted in February 2021. Extensive data collection and exchanges with stakeholders shows that air traffic is still low compared to 2019 due to the COVID-19 crisis, and is likely to remain that way. The relief will therefore be extended to the coming winter scheduling season, running from 31 October 2021 until 27 March 2022.
13 August 2021
FRANCE CLARIFIES RULES ON CROSS-BORDER ROAD TRANSPORT
France will start enforcing a European rule that limits cross-border traffic within the EU to 40 tonnes on 1st January 2022. A decree clarifying the French rules and bringing them in line with EU Directive 96/53/EC on weights and dimensions was published on 31st July.
13 August 2021
CLOSURE OF CHINESE PORT COULD LEAD TO MAJOR DISRUPTIONS
A large container terminal in Ningbo, China, the world’s third-busiest container port, has halted operations on Wednesday morning after a dock worker tested positive for coronavirus. The terminal, which has a 7 million TEU annual capacity, is one of Ningbo’s newest and biggest terminals, used regularly by Ocean Alliance members Cosco, CMA CGM and Evergreen.
13 August 2021
FMC QUESTIONS SHIPPING LINES ABOUT CONTAINER SURCHARGES
On 4 August, the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) launched an expedited inquiry into the timing and legal sufficiency of ocean carrier practices with respect to certain surcharges. Eight companies have until today to provide the Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement (BoE) with details that confirm any surcharges were instituted properly and in accordance with legal and regulatory obligations.
13 August 2021
US CONGRESSMEN INTRODUCE A REFORM TO THE SHIPPING ACT
On 10 August, US Congress representatives John Garamendi (Democrat, California) and Dusty Johnson (Republican, South-Dakota) introduced a bipartisan bill aiming to reform the US Shipping Act to address yearlong complaints against carriers by their customers alleging service failures and unfair pricing.
13 August 2021
MEPS QUESTION UNFAIR PRACTICES IN CONTAINER SHIPPING
On 23 July, MEP Tom Berendsen (EPP, NL), Annie Schreijer-Pierik (EPP, NL) and Henna Virkkunen (EPP, FI) submitted parliamentary questions to the Commission on unfair practices in the container shipping industry.
23 July 2021
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