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The DHL Global Connectedness Report 2024 (GCR) published in collaboration with the Stern School of Business at New York University was published earlier this month.

On 2 May, the Transport Cybersecurity Conference will take place in Brussels, aiming to provide a platform for European transport and cybersecurity actors to meet, share valuable insights, and exchange best practices and ideas.

On 3 April, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its latest data on global air freight markets, highlighting a robust growth in demand.

The UK business community is reeling from the announcement of new post-Brexit inspection fees for food and plant imports from the EU, with trade groups slamming the move as a "hammer blow."

The International Transport Forum published a background paper on the impact of the Red Sea crisis on shipping, supply chains and the environment. The paper also details policy considerations and calls for better cooperation between national authorities to ensure connectivity and transparency of surcharges.

Last week, over 4.000 transport stakeholders gathered in Brussels for the Connecting Europe Days 2024 (CED2024), organised by the European Commission and Belgian Council Presidency. Looking back on this insightful four days in at the Square in Brussels, CLECAT is sharing some important takeaways:

On 8 April, CLECAT's Supply Chain Security Institute met to discuss legislative and non-legislative developments in the area of land transport, aviation and cybersecurity.

On 3 April, CLECAT's Rail Logistics Institute met to discuss legislative and non-legislative developments related to rail freight.

CLECAT, ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association), ECG (The Association of European Vehicle Logistics) and ESC (European Shippers’ Council), representing transport operators, users of freight transport services and truck, bus, van and passenger car manufacturers welcome the European Commission proposal aimed at establishing a common European framework for calculating GHG emissions of transport operations in the freight and passenger transport sector, the so-called CountEmissions EU initiative.

On 4 April, the last day of the Connecting Europe Days, the campaign leaflet ‘More Money for Transport’ was officially handed over to Magda Kopczyńska, Director General of DG MOVE.