Container liners are fighting against overcapacity in the market. Alliances are one of the instruments they use facing this challenge.

ESC and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) are working together in piloting electronic documents. IATA started a project focused on the Airway Bill.

Environmental policies (CO2 reduction and emissions) are an important issue in European policymaking for years to come.

Many shippers use rail freight as part of their logistics mix, but more could do so if the conditions were right. Unfortunately, rail freight’s performance does not always match the performance of alternatives such as road freight.