15 September 2023
ITF REPORT ON THE DECARBONISATION OF COASTAL SHIPPING
The International Transport Forum (ITF) published this week a report on the challenges currently faced by coastal shipping (maritime transport that takes place between ports on the same continent) and suggests actions to policymakers to address them. The report is the result of a roundtable of experts on coastal shipping and combined transport which took place in October 2022.
15 September 2023
SAVE THE DATE: ELP EVENT ON COUNTEMISSIONSEU
On 10 October, the European Logistics Platform (ELP) organises an event on the EU CountEmissionsEU initiative which is part of the Commission’s Greening Freight Package. The event entitled ‘CountEmissionsEU: Why transport needs more transparency in GHG reporting?’ will be hosted by MEP Caroline Nagtegaal (Renew, the Netherlands).
15 September 2023
CLECAT POLICY RESPONSES ON COUNTEMISSIONS EU AND WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS
CLECAT published this week its policy responses with regards to some proposals of the Greening Freight Package, namely the CountEmissions EU initiative and the revision of the Weights & Dimensions Directive.
08 September 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2022/25
08 September 2023
AIR CARGO DEMAND SHOWS RESILIENCE IN JULY
On 5 September, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its global air cargo data for July 2023. This release highlighted a consistent pattern of recovery in growth rates, a trend that has been ongoing since February.
08 September 2023
SHIPPING CONTAINER MARKET RETURN TO PRE-COVID LEVELS
After record-high volumes transported by sea in 2022, the first half of 2023 saw the shipping container market return to volumes slightly above 2020 levels, the shipping analyst Container Trade Statistics noted in its last report. This represents a decrease of volumes by -3.6% compared to 2022.
08 September 2023
EC EXPERTS VISIT ROMANIA TO STRENGTHEN SOLIDARITY LANES
On 1-2 September, a European Commission team of experts conducted a visit to Romania to discuss strategies for enhancing the capacity of the Danube corridor. The purpose of the visit was to demonstrate the EU’s support for Romania, acknowledging authorities’ and stakeholders’ ongoing efforts and strengthen the Solidarity Lanes.
08 September 2023
FIATA WORLD CONGRESS: THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF LOGISTICS
From 3-6 October, the 2023 FIATA World Congress will take place in Brussels. The event, entitled ‘’The Chaing Climate of Logistics” is this year hosted by Forward Belgium, the Belgian Freight Forwarders Association.
08 September 2023
EP LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS RESUME
Policymakers went back to Brussels this week to resume legislative work before the end of the legislative term in 2024. A number of files which are important for CLECAT and its members will be discussed and voted in the coming weeks.
08 September 2023
SAVE THE DATE: LOGISTICS FOR EUROPE 2023
On 16 November, CLECAT and ESC will host the Logistics for Europe 2023 event, entitled ‘’Partnering Compliance and Competitiveness in the EU - Is it Possible?’’. The event aims to facilitate a constructive dialogue among industry representatives from freight forwarding, customs agents, shippers, and European policymakers to address the challenges faced by the European industry.