01 September 2023
CLECAT DEBATES REVISION WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS DIRECTIVE
On 30 August, CLECAT was invited to participate in an expert hearing at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on the revision of the Weights & Dimensions Directive. This was the opportunity to present our analysis of the Commission proposal and give preliminary feedback on the draft EESC opinion.
01 September 2023
CLECAT MARITIME LOGISTICS INSTITUTE MEETS
Members of the CLECAT Maritime Logistics Institute met yesterday to discuss the latest developments impacting sea freight forwarders, notably the evaluation of the CBER, the policy updates on the measures related the decarbonisation of maritime transport, as well as the implementation of ICS2 Release 3 for maritime transport.
01 September 2023
SAVE THE DATE: ELP EVENT ON COUNTEMISSIONS EU
On 10 October, the European Logistics Platform (ELP) organises an event on the EU CountEmissionsEU initiative which is part of the Commission’s Greening Freight Package. The event entitled ‘CountEmissionsEU: Why transport needs more transparency in GHG reporting?’ will be hosted by MEP Caroline Nagtegaal (Renew, the Netherlands).
25 August 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2022/23
25 August 2023
EC ADOPTS CBAM IMPLEMENTING REGULATION
On 17 August, the European Commission adopted the rules governing the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional phase, set to commence on 1 October of this year and runs until the end of 2025.
25 August 2023
GLOBAL FREIGHT FORWARDING REPORT 2023
Logistics analyst Ti Insight published their Global Freight Forwarding 2023 Report, noting that the global freight forwarding market continues to normalise, with demand for air and sea freight forwarding services remaining soft.
25 August 2023
AIR CARGO DEMAND SHOWS IMPROVEMENT IN JUNE
On 7 August, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its June 2023 global air cargo data, which highlighted the smallest year-over-year contraction in demand since February 2022. This data suggests a potential turning point for the industry.
25 August 2023
VOICE YOUR NEEDS FOR IMPLEMENTING ZERO-EMISSION TRANSPORT WITH THE ZEFES SURVEY
The ZEFES project is conducting a survey to identify the needs and requirements for Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Road Transport and the related infrastructure ecosystem.
25 August 2023
UK MAY ANNOUNCE DELAY OF SPS CHECKS ON IMPORT ONCE AGAIN
According to a report in the Financial Times (3 August), the introduction of a new regime for checks on imports of animal and plant goods from the EU (and the rest of the world) into the UK, the so-called sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks scheduled to come into force in October this year, will be further delayed.
25 August 2023
EXPORT OF UKRAINIAN GRAIN IS COMPROMISED BY END OF UN DEAL AND DRONE STRIKES ON DANUBE PORTS
Over the summer, several events severely impacted the export of Ukrainian agricultural goods. Russia first announced that the Black Sea grain corridor agreement, reached a year ago after mediation by the UN and Türkiye was not renewed and expired on 17 July.