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Newsletters | 03 May 2024
SHIPPING COOPERATION AGREEMENTS NOW FALL UNDER GENERAL COMPETITION RULES
25 April 2024 marked the end of the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), under which shipping lines were exempted from competition rules when entering consortia under a certain market threshold. From this date, cooperation agreements between carriers fall under the general competition rules of Article 101(3) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Newsletters | 03 May 2024
SMART FREIGHT WEEK 2024
Last week, CLECAT attended the Smart Freight Week in Amsterdam. Organised by the Smart Freight Centre and gathering more than 550 participants, the three-day conference was the opportunity to take stock of the progress made by the freight transport community in its journey towards a decarbonised future.
Newsletters | 03 May 2024
2ND TRANSPORT CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE
On 2 May, transport stakeholders and legislators gathered in Brussels for the Transport Cybersecurity Conference. The event was organised by DG MOVE, DG CNECT, and key EU transport and cybersecurity agencies
Newsletters | 03 May 2024
EC FITNESS CHECK OF EU AIRPORT LEGISLATION
The European Commission has launched a fitness check on EU legislation that regulates EU airport capacity and infrastructure in the Single Market.
News | 19 April 2024
CLECAT Newsletter 2024/12
Newsletters | 19 April 2024
CLECAT Newsletter 2024/12
Newsletters | 19 April 2024
UNCERTAINTIES REMAIN AS EU FREIGHT INDUSTRY PREPARES FOR APRIL 30 LAUNCH OF UK BTOM SECOND PHASE
Traders and logistics service providers are preparing for the next phase of the UK's new Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), with physical checks on certain goods subject to veterinary and phytosanitary control (SPS goods) commencing from April 30. These checks will be conducted at specialized Border Control Points (BCPs). The UK Government is implementing a Common User Charge (CUC) to cover the costs of these controls.
Newsletters | 19 April 2024
ICS 2 RELEASE 3 FIRST GO LIVE DATE ON 3 JUNE
DG TAXUD has updated its website advise to economic operators in view of the go live dates for ITCS Release 3 for maritime. It notes new go-live dates and provides advice to economic operators.
Newsletters | 19 April 2024
2ND TRANSPORT CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE
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.
Newsletters | 19 April 2024
ITF PUBLISHES REPORT ON RESILIENCE OF TRANSPORT SYSTEM
On 11 April, the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF) issued a report on transport system resilience. Stemming from the discussions which took place at ITF’s roundtable on the topic on 14-15 September 2023, the report analyses the challenges of multiples crises affecting global transport supply chains and suggests recommendations to mitigate their consequences.