13 October 2023
COMMISSION DECIDES NOT TO EXTEND ANTITRUST BLOCK EXEMPTION FOR LINER SHIPPING CONSORTIA
The European Commission has decided not to extend the EU legal framework which exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules (Consortia Block Exemption Regulation or ‘CBER'). The Commission has concluded that the CBER no longer promotes competition in the shipping sector and therefore it will let it expire on 25 April 2024.
09 October 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2023/29
06 October 2023
EP FORMALLY APPROVES AGREEMENT ON ITS DIRECTIVE
On 3rd October, MEPs in Plenary session formally approved the inter-institutional agreement on the revision of the 2010 Directive on the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).
06 October 2023
AIR CARGO DEMAND GROWS IN AUGUST
On 3 October, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its global air cargo data for August 2023, highlighting that year-on-year demand grew for the first time in 19 months.
06 October 2023
WSC LAUNCHES CARGO SCREENING PROGRAMME TO FIGHT SHIP FIRES
Last week, the World Shipping Council, announced the launch of an initiative aimed at developing a software tool to detect undeclared (or misdeclared) dangerous container cargos and prevent deadly ship fires.
06 October 2023
FIATA WORLD CONGRESS 2023
From 3 to 5 October, CLECAT participated at the FIATA World Congress 2023, hosted by Forward Belgium in Brussels focusing on the general theme ‘the changing world of logistics’.
06 October 2023
REGISTRATION OPEN: LOGISTICS FOR EUROPE 2023
On 16 November, CLECAT and ESC will host the Logistics for Europe 2023 event, entitled ‘’Partnering Compliance and Competitiveness in the EU - Is it Possible?’’ The event aims to facilitate a constructive dialogue among industry representatives from freight forwarding, customs agents, shippers, and European policymakers to address the challenges faced by the European industry.
06 October 2023
EC CONFIRMS COMBINED TRANSPORT ADOPTION IN NOVEMBER
During the ENVI hearing in Strasbourg on 3 October, to approve Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič’s new role in leading the Commission’s work on the European Green Deal, Mr Šefčovič confirmed that adoption of the revision of the Combined Transport Directive would be published in November 2023.
29 September 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2023/28
29 September 2023
NEW STAGE OF SANCTIONS PACKAGE AGAINST RUSSIA KICKS IN
The first stage of the import ban on iron and steel products originating in Russia but produced in third countries, will come into effect on 30 September as agreed in the Commission’s eleventh package of economic and individual restrictive measures to strengthen existing EU sanctions against Russia and prevent their circumvention adopted on 23 June.