08 January 2015
CLECAT comments on Emirates SkyCargo all-in rates
CLECAT has welcomed the move of Emirates SkyCargo to introduce all-in cargo rates. This will provide shippers and freight forwarders with a better picture of the full cost of shipment without the add-ons (fuel surcharges and security charges) which is a feature of the air freight industry.
28 November 2014
4th Railway Package - Open letter to Transport Council
CLECAT co-signed an open letter to the Transport Council, together with other stakeholders from the rail community, urging the EU Member States to pursue discussions on the political pillar of the 4th Railway Package and to retain the principles that allow a thriving, competitive rail market to develop for the benefit of freight and passengers.
18 November 2014
Shippers and Freight Forwarders debate Intelligent Logistics by iCargo
The European freight forwarders association, CLECAT, and the European Shippers Council, ESC, have issued a joint press release regarding the workshop they organised at Intermodal Europe 2014 last week in Rotterdam addressing 'Intelligent Logistics through Partnering in the Supply Chain'.
10 November 2014
Freight Forwarders Forum 2014 debates the Future of Logistics
CLECAT, policy makers and industry stakeholders identified challenges and opportunities for logistics at Freight Forwarders Forum which took place on 6 November at the Headquarters of the World Customs Organisation in Brussels.
24 September 2014
4th Railway Package: Joint letter CLECAT/ESC
CLECAT and ESC have issued a joint letter urging the transport advisors of the permanent representations of EU member states to make progress on the political pilar of the 4th Railway Package.
11 September 2014
Press release: FFF2014 "Envisioning the Future of Logistics: Challenges & Solutions Explored"
CLECAT's Annual Freight Forwarders Forum addressing 'the Future of Logistics; challenges and solutions explored' will take place at the World Customs Organisation headquarters on the 6th November 2014.
08 July 2014
CLECAT Manifesto: Recommendations for unlocking the Transport Single Market in support of an efficient and sustainable EU Freight Policy
CLECAT, the European association of freight forwarders, logistics service providers and customs, calls upon the newly installed EU decision makers to deliver a sustainable, business-friendly policy framework on freight transport logistics.
16 June 2014
Joint press release: Freight forwarders’ connectivity should not be chained
On Friday 13 June, CLECAT and FIATA, representing freight forwarders on the European and international level, presented their views on the "Role of freight forwarders and logistics in intermodal transport chains" at a workshop of UNECE in Brussels.
26 March 2014
Stakeholders call upon Member States to support the facilitation of intermodal transport
The European Shippers' Council (ESC), the European association of freight forwarders and logistics service providers (CLECAT) and the European Intermodal Association (EIA) have issued a letter urging the Council of the EU to amend the EU regulation on 45-foot containers in support of intermodal transport.
27 February 2014
4th Railway Package - CLECAT disappointed by First Reading Position of the European Parliament
CLECAT has expressed its disappointment about the European Plenary vote on the 4th Railway Package.