Transport and Logistics Network
At a recent plenary session, the Grand Est regional public authority, in eastern France, adopted a new multi-modal (rail, river/inland waterway and road) freight and logistics strategy for 2025-2030. The ambitious plan aims to make it a major player in…
The past year has seen two clear trends across the road transport industry: consolidation, most notably in the parcels sector, and a focus on improving profitability.
Czech billionaire Daniel Krˇetínský completed his £3.6 billion takeover of Internatio…
The first of the UK’s largest-ever order of electric heavy-goods vehicles (eHGVs) joined Amazon’s transportation network today, crossing the Humber Bridge to deliver packages to Amazon customers nationwide. Once fully deployed, the UK will be home to 1…
IRU mapped its vision for a world where supply chains are not only efficient and reliable but also sustainable at Huawei’s forum today in Dongguan, China.
The 7th Huawei Digital Supply Chain Forum explored recent transformations shaping global supply c…
GRIDSERVE has started constructing its first public electric Heavy Goods Vehicles[1] (eHGV) charging hubs[2], marking a major milestone in the country’s transition to cleaner road freight.
These new locations form the foundation of the Electr…
More than 125 senior executives from the world of transport and logistics gathered in London at the offices of law firm Eversheds Sutherland to celebrate the work of the international development charity.
Also in attendance was Transaid patron Her Roya…
A group of sixteen European associations wrote a joint letter highlighting the persisting issues with the Weights and Dimensions Directive (WDD), part of the Greening Freight Package. The document entails the introduction of bigger trucks (European Mod…
Between January and September 2025, new EU truck registrations fell by 9.8%, to 225,483 units. The decline was particularly steep in Germany (-17.9%) and France (-13.4%), the two largest truck markets in the Union.
Across the Channel, the UK truck mark…
TIR continues to strengthen regional trade, enabling faster, more secure road freight movements between Türkiye and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
Turkish transport operator Saritaş Logistics has successfully completed a cargo delivery from …
France’s ongoing political crisis, which has seen President Macron appoint five prime ministers in less than two years, has cast doubts on annual subsidies for rail freight. This year, they totalled between 200 million euros and 215 million euros with …