24 April 2026
CARGO THEFT REMAINS A GROWING AND EVOLVING RISK FOR GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Recent analysis from the BSI Consulting and TT Club 2025 Cargo Theft Report highlights that cargo theft continues to pose a significant and evolving threat to global supply chains, with increasing sophistication of criminal methods and persistent operational vulnerabilities across transport modes.
24 April 2026
RISING FUEL SURCHARGES SPARK TRANSPARENCY CONCERNS ACROSS SUPPLY CHAINS
This week, The Loadstar reported growing tensions in global supply chains as emergency fuel surcharges introduced by carriers raise concerns among shippers about transparency and proportionality.
24 April 2026
EU AVIATION: ETS REVIEW APPROACHES
A coalition of around twenty NGOs, including Transport & Environment (T&E), the Sasha Coalition, Carbon Market Watch, and Bellona, has urged the European Commission to extend the scope of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for aviation.
24 April 2026
WORLD BANK UNVEILS DATA-DRIVEN LPI 2.0 TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
The World Bank has released the 2025 edition of its redesigned Logistics Performance Indicators 2.0 (LPI 2.0), marking a significant shift in how global supply chain performance is measured.
24 April 2026
ACCELERATEEU: COMMISSION SETS COURSE FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE
On 22 April 2026, the European Commission published its Action Plan AccelerateEU – Energy Union: Affordable and Secure Energy through Accelerated Action in response to an earlier appeal by Member States for an “energy toolbox” to address the ongoing crisis energy crisis driven by geopolitical tensions and rising global prices.
24 April 2026
EUROPEAN BUSINESSES CALL FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF EUROVIGNETTE INCENTIVES FOR ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKS
A broad coalition of European businesses and organisations, including CLECAT, has in a joint letter called on Member States to make full use of the incentives available under the to support the uptake of zero-emission trucks (ZETs).
20 April 2026
CLECAT Newsletter 2026/15
17 April 2026
COMMISSION WARNS OF POTENTIAL AVIATION FUEL SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS
On 14 April, the European Commission indicated that while there are currently no signs of fuel shortages in the EU, supply constraints could emerge in the near future, particularly with regard to aviation fuels.
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.