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European investment in China is holding up for now despite deteriorating political relations between the two trading partners, with businesses looking for ways to work around any decoupling threat. …

BYD, a leading Chinese EV maker, has selected Danish dealer Nic. Christiansen Group to distribute its electric passenger vehicles in Denmark.  …

A major Japanese auto lobby said it was concerned about a new US law that restricts tax credits for electric vehicles to those assembled in North America. …

Carmakers have been looking for alternative routes to deliver finished vehicles and automotive parts between Europe and Russia since the latter invaded Ukraine. …

Stena Line's newest addition to the fleet - Stena Estelle - has already sailed around half the world. …

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has opened its second battery-swapping station outside China. Like the first, the battery-swapping station is located in Vestby, Norway. But the first stations are soon to be built in Bergen. …

Carmaker Toyota and electronics supplier Foxconn are among companies that have been forced to shut down their operations in China’s Sichuan province because of a heatwave that has prompted a water and electricity supply crisis. …

The railway is becoming more and more important in the Port of Valencia. …

Chinese battery giant CATL has chosen Debrecen, Hungary’s second-largest city, as the site for a 100GWh gigafactory that will supply batteries directly to carmakers making electric vehicles (EVs) across Europe, beginning with Mercedes-Be …

The completion of the Rastatt tunnel on the Rhine Alpine corridor is pushed back again. The railway tunnel in Germany will not be operational until mid-2026, Deutsche Bahn has said. …

Porsche is currently unable to deliver a number of cars due to a lack of components, including the matrix headlights found on the Macan and Panamera models. …

According to a media report, BMW wants to produce fuel cell SUVs in large series from 2025. BMW had previously only confirmed that it intended to offer the iX5 Hydrogen in small series this year. …

More than 500 dockworkers at Liverpool’s Peel Port voted on 15 August to strike after rejecting a 7% pay hike. …

The Rhine River on 12 August is set to shrivel to a crucial level that could upend the trade of fuels throughout Europe, with the effects potentially rippling through the continent for months.  …

It is our great pleasure and privilege to join ECG as from July 2022. We are TOYOFUJI SHIPPING CO., LTD - EUROPE BRANCH (TFSE), based in Zaventem, Belgium. …

The Grimsby River Terminal (GRT) welcomed the first deep sea car carrier powered by a multi-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG)/battery hybrid engine carrying a cargo of Kia vehicles. …

The European Union and South Korea have raised concerns about proposed US tax credits for purchases of Electric Vehicles, saying they may discriminate against foreign-made vehicles and breach World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. …

UECC is raising its sustainability game by expanding the use of carbon-neutral biofuels in its logistics chain through a new partnership for decarbonisation with Svitzer, a leading global towage provider and wholly owned subsidiary of AP …

Europe’s economic headwinds are catching up with the region’s auto industry. …

Government and the logistics sector are this week (10 August 2022) launching an exciting new campaign - Generation Logistics - which aims to tackle the industry's long-term recruitment issues and future-proof the industry's talent pipeli …