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

Maritime Transport

Maritime Transport

Maritime Transport

Rail transport
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.

Rail Transport

Rail Transport

Rail Transport

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

Inland Transport

Inland Transport

Inland Transport

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

Air Transport

Air Transport

Air Transport

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AUTOSUP webinar on EU policy for multimodal freight transport

AUTOSUP is a European-funded project defining the transition path for transforming SC nodes such as ports and intermodal hubs into seamlessly operating multimodal automatic freight transport platforms. In AUTOSUP, the partners...

Polish EU Council Presidency proposes expanded due diligence requirements in Omnibus directive

The Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union has submitted its first draft compromise on the Omnibus Directive, which amends the existing frameworks for corporate sustainability due diligence...

EU advances paperless freight: key developments in the eFTI regulation

The Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 is now entering a pivotal phase of implementation. On 20 December 2024, the European Commission adopted the Implementing Act for government...

New United States tariffs and the renewed importance of rules of origin

Following several turbulent weeks, President Trump has introduced a new series of import tariffs. These include a general 10% tariff on imports from nearly all countries, specific duties on steel...

“Clean trade and investment partnerships: A new instrument in the EU’s trade policy toolbox”.

11 April 2025,  European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a briefing entitled "Clean trade and investment partnerships: A new instrument in the EU's trade policy toolbox". The briefing explains the...

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