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20 February 2023
EU BAN ON RUSSIAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LEADS TO HIGHER FREIGHT COSTS
On 5 February, the EU ban for refined petroleum products from Russia entered into force, which was decided in June 2022 as part of the sixth package of sanctions adopted by the Council of the EU. However, such effort from the EU to curb Moscow’s revenues from energy exports has led the cost of moving gasoline and other fuels on oil tankers to soar.
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20 February 2023
OCEAN CARRIERS COMMIT TO 100% E-BILL OF LADINGS BY 2030
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) announced last week that its nine ocean carrier members commit to 100% adoption of an electronic bill of lading (eBL) based on DCSA standards by 2030, with an interim target of converting 50% of original bills of lading to digital within five years.
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20 February 2023
CLECAT CUSTOMS INSTITUTE MEETS IN BRUSSELS
CLECAT’s Customs and Indirect Taxation Institute (CITI) met on the 17 February in a hybrid way in Brussels to discuss the recent policy developments in EU Customs impacting on customs agents and freight forwarders.
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20 February 2023
CLECAT MARITIME LOGISTICS INSTITUTE MEETS
Members of the CLECAT Maritime Logistics Institute met last week to discuss the latest developments impacting sea freight forwarders, notably the evaluation of the CBER, the implementation of the OSRA by the FMC or the policy updates on the maritime-related files of the fit for 55 Package.
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20 February 2023
CLECAT WELCOMES NEW CO2 STANDARDS FOR TRUCKS
CLECAT released a press statement last week welcoming the Commission proposal (+ annexes) revising the Regulation on CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), which was presented on 14 February. The Regulation is one of the most important tools to drive the decarbonisation of road freight transport and is timely to bring the emissions of road freight transport in line with the Paris Agreement and Europe’s climate ambition.
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15 February 2023
CLECAT welcomes new CO2 standards for trucks
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10 February 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2023/05
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10 February 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2023/05
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10 February 2023
JOINT STATEMENT ON THE RECOGNITION OF SUSTAINABLE AND RENEWABLE FUELS IN THE HDV CO2 STANDARDS
This week, CLECAT signed a joint statement together with organisations representing fuel and automotive suppliers, vehicle manufacturers, dealers, repairers and transport operators welcoming the revision of the CO2 standards for HDVs in line with the “Fit for 55” objectives.
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10 February 2023
ICCT STUDY INDICATES THAT ONLY BATTERY ELECTRIC AND FUEL CELL ELECTRIC TRUCKS CAN MEET CLIMATE TARGETS
On 6 February, the International Council on Clean Transportation published a study on a life-cycle comparison of the GHG emissions from combustion, electric and hydrogen trucks and buses in Europe. The aim of white paper is to provide policymakers and manufacturing companies the opportunity to confront which option provides the largest GHG emissions reduction.