On 2 October 2024, the European Commission proposed a 12-month extension for implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This postponement shifts the application dates to 30 December 2025 for large...

European Shippers' Council and European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services (CLECAT) are pleased to invite you to the Logistics for Europe conference that will take place in...

Mourad Bensadik, Executive Vice President Supply Chain France at Carrefour, succeeds Denis Choumert as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the French Shippers' Association - Association des Utilisateurs de...

The revised Emissions Trading System Directive introduces a new emission trading system (ETS2) for emissions from fuels combusted in buildings, road transport, and other sectors. It also allows EU countries...

25 September 2024, the Commission adopted an amendment to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066).

The revisions include, zero-rating of emissions from...

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) call for an EU wide mandatory tax exemption for onshore power supply (OPS)...

30 September 2024, the European Commission is holding a stakeholder meeting on the multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution including the establishment of a multilateral investment court. The purpose of...

The Draghi report identifies shipping as one the most difficult sectors to decarbonise, requiring annual investments of 40 billion Euro. It stresses that building a supply chain for alternative fuels...

The UNCITRAL Working Group VI is developing a new international instrument to standardise negotiable cargo documents and electronic records for all modes of transport, including rail, road, and air. While...

24 September, the European Commission opened the 2024 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)  - Transport call for proposals, making available  €2.5 billion  for projects to modernise the transport infrastructure on the...

18 September 2024, the Brenner Base Tunnel, located between Austria and Italy, celebrated in the Pfons-Brenner site (Austria) the start of the excavation of the two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs),...

LONDON, 16 September 2024, with increasing requirements to reduce GHG emissions in shipping, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Publications has released the second edition of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions:...

ESC Shipper Survey 2024 Edition is a query on shippers' sentiment about their relationship with container shipping companies.

During the last years, the maritime market has been affected by numerous...

At the recent European Logistics Platform (ELP) Forum, where European Shippers' Council (ESC) plays an active role, more than 80 EU policymakers and industry leaders met in Brussels to discuss...

European Shippers' Council welcomes Mario Draghi's recent report, which underscores the necessity of substantial investments in decarbonisation, digital innovation, and infrastructure. These priorities resonate strongly with ESC’s objectives of fostering...

9 September 2024, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community of Germany informed the European Commission that it had ordered the temporary reintroduction of border control at Germany’s land...

4 September 2024, key stakeholders from the European Commission, international organisations, and major industry leaders convened at Residence Palace in Brussels to discuss the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due...

3 October 2024, 9.30-11.30, ESC Secretary General Godfried Smit will speak at the IRU online webinar on the new ICS2 import declaration in road transport.

The webinar will cover:

• EU’s...

All but one European Union member state have fallen foul of the date to enter the new Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) in the national law...

On 6 June 2024, Reducing CO2 Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles regulation was officially published in the Official Journal of the European Union and was applied from 1 July 2024.

Key...

On 11 September 2024 , the European Logistics Platform (ELP) organises its first major event of the new European Parliament term at the Residence Palace, Brussels. Titled "Logistics in Times...

During the Olympic Games, traffic restrictions are in force between the 26 July and 11 August 2024 in France. The aim is to ensure that deliveries to the various venues...

Given Russia's continued actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, the Council renewed the EU's restrictive measures for a further six months, until January 31, 2025. These sanctions currently consist of a...

EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, in the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Vientiane, Laos on 26 July.

They discussed EU-China...