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Regular update on measures related to COVID-19
ESC prepares a regular update on the measured introduced by the EU Member States related to COVID-19. For the recent information, please see here.
Supply chain stakeholders alert President Von der Leyen about their disapproval of the CBER decision
The supply chain stakeholders alert the President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula Von der Leyen, that they disapprove of the prolongation of the Consortia Block...
COVID-19: loading and unloading sites. ESC and CLECAT joint recommendations
ESC and CLECAT reach out to drivers, road hauliers, logistics service providers, consignors, and consignees to work together to diminish the impact of COVID-19 at loading...
Overview of open service points for truck drivers
Transportation of goods across and between countries is essential. However, truck drivers are facing more and more issues, caused by the presence of COVID-19 restrictions. Due...
Update on the waiting times at the border
Corona has led to many new rules within the European Union. These rules are not only on the national level, but they are also focused on...
Coronavirus: ESC calls for additional freight flights after US entry ban
President Trump of the United States (USA) announced last night that, from Friday noon until end of April, an entry ban applies to residents of the...
Anticipating the impact of COVID-19 for logistics partners
This week, Lisbon, ESC Secretary General Godfried Smit will speak to Portuguese shippers on the challenges that COVID-19 brings to shippers and ways to anticipate the...
ESC supports Commission’s climate policy to improve sustainability in European transport
Brussels, 4 March 2020, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans presented the framework for achieving the Paris Climate Agreement. ESC welcomes the European Commission’s...
European Commission proposes 2021 as the European Year of Rail
European Commission proposes 2021 as the European Year of Rail! (more…)
CORONAVIRUS: container line shipping heavily hit
CORONAVIRUS: container line shipping heavily hit Ships that do sail between Asia and Europe are less loaded (more…)
Fourth Drewry-ESC annual survey of shippers on container shipping service quality
The European Shippers’ Council, which represents the logistics interests of manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers across Europe, and Drewry, the leading international shipping consultant, invite you to...
Coronavirus impacts shippers
The whole world is following the news on coronavirus and hoping for the quickest development of proper preventive measures and for the cure for the infected...
Commissioner Hogan on WTO reform, Green Deal, and EU, US, China relations
EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan set out his vision for trade policy under the Von Der Leyen Commission at the Centre for European Reform’s third annual...
Shippers together with other stakeholders call for a bold and realistic European Green Deal
The European associations representing logistics service providers, seaport and inland port authorities, shippers, inland waterways, combined transport operators, rail freight operators, port operators and terminal operators,...
Objection to include CBER prolongation in Commission’s programme
Shippers, freight forwarders and port service providers strongly object to the inclusion of the prolongation of the CBER in the Commission’s Work Programme Brussels, 10th of...
Postponed to 11th of June 2020
The conference 'The EU, US, and China in the Age of Disruption: Impacts and Solutions' will take place in Brussels on the 11th of June 2020....
Stakeholders in the Maritime Logistic Supply urge the Commission to proceed to a proper objective evaluation of the Consortia BER.
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Stakeholders in the Maritime Logistics Supply Chain urge EC to proceed to a proper objective evaluation of the Consortia BER. Brussels, Belgium, 17...
3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety
Stockholm, 19-20 February 2020, ESC will take part in the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety hosted by Sweden. The theme of the conference is...
Transport as a priority of the Croatian Presidency
A European transport area, high-quality and secure data infrastructure, and an integrated energy market are keys to make the European Union more connected. A Europe that...
Mobility Package 1 on the way to adoption
On the 20th of December 2019, the Council’s Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER 2) approved a set of proposals – known as the Mobility Package –...
Trade: tariffs suspension and REX
Autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain agricultural and industrial products are suspended as from the 1st of January 2020 following the publication in the Official...
ICONET: reduced costs, diminished congestion, increased efficiency
Antwerp, 2-3 December 2019, ICONET project partners demonstrated technical developments of the project and the outputs of the living labs at the ICONET workshop. The ICONET...
Official Controls Regulation
The new Official Controls Regulation regarding safer food and plant health entered into application on the 14th of December 2019. All business operators are subject to...
eFTI progress continues
The process of turning the Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) Regulation from a mere proposal into an EU law has entered its final stage – formal...
ALICE launches a roadmap towards zero emissions
ESC, as a member of the Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ALICE) is supporting the “ALICE roadmap towards zero emissions logistics 2050”. The...
European shippers reject BER extension
The current Consortia Block Exemption Regulation, in place since 2009, doesn’t provide any instruments to deal with the current market drivers and has serious consequences that...
Irish road hauliers affected by a no-deal Brexit
Should the United Kingdom leave the Union without an agreement, contingency measures adopted by the co-legislators — Regulation (EU) 2019/501 (1) — provide for basic connectivity...
Striving to be a dangerous goods compliant gateway
The Belgian Shippers’ Council joined the dangerous goods campaign of Air Cargo Belgium and the two organisations together with the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority produced a...
Cecilia Malmström on the situation of the WTO Appellate Body
Brussels, 6 November, at the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament, Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for trade, spoke about the outcome of the WTO Ministerial (Shanghai,...
ESC on current trends and challenges facing transport modes
Madrid, 30 October 2019, ESC presented its position on current trends in shipping at the Connecting TEN-T corridors and sustainable MoS in the West Med sea...
Smarter rules for safer food and plant health
With the support of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU, DG SANTE is organising the conference “Smarter rules for safer food and plant...
Invitation to FERRMED Brussels Conference, November 6th, 2019
FERRMED is pleased to announce a new FERRMED Conference entitled: “The second Eurasian Connectivity and Industrial Cooperation Forum (Europe)”, on November 6th, 2019, in the Residence Palace...
Brexit grace period
Several European organisations have asked for a so-called grace period for consignments that start their journey before a hard Brexit and arrive after the Brexit date....
Shippers’ rail freight memorandum
Shippers would like to see rail transport as a real alternative to road transport. Collaboration and harmonisation are required to increase reliability and flexibility of this...
Smart Transport Manager Training
To upskill operational transport managers, Smart Freight Centre is organising the Smart Transport Manager Training (STMT). The content of the programme as well as the approach...
Smart freight procurement guidelines
Smart Freight Centre issued a report with smart freight procurement guidelines on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants from freight transport and logistics...
The EU and Norway agree on an interim appeal system
On the 21st of October 2019, the EU and Norway notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) about their interim appeal arbitration arrangement. Through this agreement, the...
Provisional Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
The provisional brexit agreement is a first good step. Despite optimism however, a no deal-brexit is still possible at the end of this month. The provisional...
EC Event – Connecting TEN-T corridors and sustainable MoS
On 30 October, the EC invites to a full-day joint seminar organised by the European TEN-T Coordinators for Motorways of the Sea, the Mediterranean and the...
Smart Ports 2019 – Policy & Sustainability ahead
As part of the 'Smart City Expo World Congress 2019', ESC and Transprime are organising the 'Smart Ports - Policy & sustainability ahead: IMO2020, Transparency, digitisation'....
Mobility Package I to be resumed
As it was agreed at the TRAN extraordinary meeting at the European Parliament on the 19th of September, MEPs will resume work on the three Mobility...
Green Inland Shipping. 16 October 2019. Registration is open
European Inland Barging Innovation Platform together with its partners invites you to attend their event and to discover the innovative inland vessels. The techniques that help...
EU funding of transport projects
Recent research conducted for the TRAN committee of the European Parliament focused on EU funding of transport projects. The study provides recommendations for improving the future...
ESC speaks to FreightWaves on no-Brexit chaos for shippers
Speaking to FreightWaves, the ESC Secretary-General Godfried Smit stressed that many companies are already too late to prepare for Brexit. For shippers, to have their distribution...
BNP Paribas Fortis Chair Transport, Logistics and Ports Second Shipping event
The BNP Paribas Fortis chair is pleased to invite you to its event: “Regulation and its impact on investment decisions in the shipping industry and beyond”...
Joint statement for an ambitious Horizon Europe Programme
ESC and 92 other European associations urge the EU Institutions to make research, development and innovation (RD&I) a priority within the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027....
Feedback Needed on EU Mercosur Trade Negotiations
In April 2016 the EU and Mercosur decided to start trade negotiations. In order to gain insights into the areas in which further progress is possible...
IRU: Additional Security Measures Calais Necessary
Although the UK expressed that it would not accept free movement of European workers after the Brexit, it wants to maintain access to the single market....
Trade as discussed at G7 summit, Biarritz, France, 24-26/08/2019
For ESC, trade facilitation is one of the priority areas and a well-functioning rules-based trading system is a prerequisite for smooth functioning of the economy. At...
ICONET project at the 6th International Physical Internet Conference in London
The Physical Internet (PI) concept is increasing in interest. ESC is a partner in the ICONET project (New ICT Infrastructure & Reference Architecture to Support Operations...
Shippers call on European Commission to reinforce its actions in trade
In its position paper to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade, European Shippers’ Council has outlined the main priorities the organisation sees for the new EC...
ESC Vice Chair on advancing sustainability in logistics chains
Shippers are addressing sustainability at different levels and with different partners, in all transport modes and throughout entire logistics chains in order to meet climate change...
Czech Republic to allow EMS vehicle combinations
Czech Republic has recently decided to allow the use of European Modular System vehicle combinations in its territory with the maximum length of 25.25 metres and...
ESC to participate at JOC Container Trade Europe conference
ESC will be speaking at the panel on IMO 2020 during the JOC Container Trade Europe conference in Hamburg on the 17th of September 2019. (more…)
IMO 2020: New Marpol VI Regulations
Shippers are invited to participate at the "IMO 2020: New Marpol VI Regulations" event in Lisbon on the 19th of September that will address the whole...
Green Inland Shipping
Inland shipping is moving towards its sustainability goals. Come and discover the innovative inland vessels which have embarked on that journey and test solutions that bring...
ESC at Motorways of the Sea
At the Motorways of the Sea Forum, ESC spoke on the main needs that should be addressed to better integrate maritime transport in the overall door-to-door...
Governments’ climate plans
A new climate ranking shows that EU governments' plans to cut pollution from transport, Europe's biggest emitter, will fail to meet their own 2030 emissions targets....
French TLF is lobbying for 25.25 meters of LHV
TLF (Union des Entreprises de Transport et de Logistique de France) - Union of Transport and Logistics Companies of France - is drafting a proposal for...
EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements
On the 30th of June 2019, EU and Vietnam will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) and an investment protection agreement (IPA). (more…)
Evaluation of SOLAR VGM Regulation. Shippers are invited
Shippers are invited to participate in the survey conducted by Liverpool John Moores University that is evaluating SOLAS Verified Gross Mass Regulation in the maritime sector....
European Inland Waterway Transport platform’s annual report
The European Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) platform publishes its first annual report covering the activities of the platform since its creation in January 2018. The European...
Trucks to have smart digital tachographs installed
As of 15 June this year, trucks and buses registered in the EU for the first time must have a smart digital tachograph installed. (more…)
Key performance indicators in maritime supply chain
ESC discussed the implementation of Key Performance Indicators in the maritime supply chain at the Global Maritime Logistics Dialogue in Leipzig on 22 – 24 May...
Smart Ports Sustainability Ahead
ESC together with the Global Shippers’ Alliance and Spanish Shippers’ Council – TRANSPRIME are organising a Smart Ports Sustainability Ahead event with the focus on IMO...
Emissions reduction with GLEC strategy 2019-2021
The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) was founded to establish and implement global, harmonized guidelines for calculating, reporting, and reducing logistics emissions and enhancing efficiency across...
France on agreement negotiation with Mercosur
France will not ratify any agreement with Mercosur countries if it harms the interests of French farmers and consumers. (more…)
WTO negotiations on e-commerce
Council adopted a negotiating mandate to enable the European Commission to participate in plurilateral negotiations on electronic commerce with its WTO partners. (more…)
Transport emissions up according to EEA report
According to the report produced by the European Environment Agency in May 2019, there was a small increase in EU’s total green house gas emissions in...
New rules on plastic waste exports
Country representatives voted to add plastic waste to the scope of the Basel Convention, which regulates the movement of waste between countries. (more…)
ICC about Incoterms 2020 fake news
International Chamber of Commerce advises that only ICC and its global offices, known as national committees and groups, are in the position to authentically inform you...
How China – US trade war affects EU
A quarter of European companies with activities in China say that they are affected by the trade dispute between China and the US. (more…)
ESC at Motorways of the Sea
ESC will participate at the Motorways of the Sea Forum on the 21st of June 2019. (more…)
Battery electric vehicles – an emission-free solution or a recharging problem?
According to Peter Leegstraten, the manager of purchasing and innovation at Ahold Delhaize, it is not enough to get a battery electric vehicle (BEV) to respond...
Air connectivity between Belt and Road countries
ICAO Secretary General Dr Fang Liu at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing highlighted the critical role of air transport in...
EU and US to discuss trade
The EU and US to hold bilateral trade talks in Washington this week. (more…)
Research on coopetition
ESC invites actors in the transport field to participate in a research on cooperation between competitors (coopetition). (more…)
Connected and Automated Transport
In April 2019, the European Commission published the Roadmap on Connected and Automated Transport: Road, Rail and Waterborne as part of its Strategic Transport Research and...
Rules on CO2 reduction for trucks
The CO2 emissions of new trucks and other heavy commercial vehicles must be reduced. By 2025 by 15 percent, and by 2030 the CO2 emissions of...
Asian shippers set priorities
European Shippers’ Council welcomes the agreement of the Asian Shippers’ Alliance (ASA) to contribute to the review process of the Block Exemption Regulation, to battle against...