Improving working conditions for drivers
17th May 2023, Valencia, Spain, transporters and shippers will meet to promote best practices for the treatment of drivers at delivery sites. Following the conference in Algeciras, Spain, 20 April...
European Commission comments on the CO2 emission performance standards for new HDV
The European Commission provided its feedback on the letter that ESC sent together with IRU and Fuels Europe . It concerned the role of carbon neutral fuels and hydrogen internal...
European Year of Skills to reduce bus and truck driver shortages
The focus of this year’s Europe Day on reskilling and upskilling, young people, and third-country skilled workers is in response to the EU’s shortage of skilled labour .
In the...
Improvements needed for Intercontinental Combined Transport
The International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) has published a press release on their webinar held on 3 May 2023 about intercontinental transport performed in the context of the...
EP for a modal shift to sustainable transport in cities
The EP resolution on Tuesday, 9 May 2023 , on the new EU urban mobility framework, adopted by 485 votes to 31, and 113 abstentions on Tuesday, stresses that urban...
European Court of Auditors: first EU audit on road safety launched
In 2022, more than 20,000 people were killed in road accidents in the EU, a 3% increase on 2021 as traffic levels recovered after the pandemic. Reason enough for auditors...
ESC submits an official complaint regarding recent blockages on French waterways
Following the ESC and EBU letter to the European Commission regarding the infringement of free movement of goods on the river Rhine and French waterways, the EC advised the two...
Joint event on synergy projects in transport, energy, and digital networks
Amsterdam, 11-12 May, 2023 , the joint event of the North Sea - Baltic, North Sea - Mediterranean and Rhine - Alpine Corridors will focus on synergies between transport, energy,...
Swiss subsidies needed to compensate for losses of combined transport volumes
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac is calling on the Swiss government to temporarily suspend the annual reduction of subsidies for combined transport until the economic crisis is over . In the...
Full electrification of EU railways by 2050 cannot be achieved
The European Association of Rail Rolling Stock Lessor (EARRL), said that full electrification of the EU railways by 2050 cannot be achieved . They presented a roadmap on what other...
Exploring VITAL-5G project
31 May 2024, European Shippers' Council together with the VITAL-5G project partners are organising a webinar about the use of 5G technology in logistics and transport. The webinar is dedicated ...
SIL Barcelona
SIL is the Leading Trade Fair for Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics and Supply Chain in Southern Europe, held annually in Barcelona. It is a key event for the logistics industry, offering ...
Multimodal 2024: Transport, Logistics, Supply Chain
Since 2008, Multimodal has successfully built a supply chain and logistics community of shippers, retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, importers and exporters alongside the suppliers who support them.
The three-day show between ...
35th European Customs Law Day
The annual European Customs Law Day is the central event of the European Forum of External Trade e.V. The 35th European Customs Law Day will take place in Mannheim on ...
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: an overview of the technical and practical aspects of the transitional registry
Since the entry into application of the CBAM regulation in its transitional phase in October 2023 and the parallel launch of the CBAM communications campaign, a large variety of stakeholders ...
