IVECO Launches First Pure Gas Powered 6×2 Tractor Unit For 44-Tonne Operation.
July 19, 2018
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IVECO Launches First Pure Gas Powered 6×2 Tractor Unit For 44-Tonne Operation.

Today marks the launch of the UK’s most eagerly-anticipated natural gas truck with the global debut of the new IVECO Stralis NP 460 6×2 tractor unit. The vehicle…

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Wind Energy Powers Kaleido In Argentina.
July 16, 2018
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Wind Energy Powers Kaleido In Argentina.

Argentina’s growing interest in wind energy is giving the Spanish-based forwarding and logistics company, Kaleido, significant optimism for its recently opened branch in Buenos Aires. Whilst Argentina has…

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Pricing Trucks Out Of Towns Is Not The Way Forward.
July 12, 2018
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Pricing Trucks Out Of Towns Is Not The Way Forward.

A coalition of road transport trade bodies says that Clean Air Zones (CAZ) are unfairly targeting hauliers and that pricing trucks off the road is not the way…

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Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme Ideal Route For Road To Zero Initiative.
July 11, 2018
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Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme Ideal Route For Road To Zero Initiative.

The Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS) – spearheaded by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and sponsored by Bridgestone – has announced its support of the Government’s ambition to…

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FTA “Deeply Disappointed” In Midlands Expressway Limited’s Decision To Increase Prices On Birmingham’s M6 Toll Road.
July 6, 2018
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FTA “Deeply Disappointed” In Midlands Expressway Limited’s Decision To Increase Prices On Birmingham’s M6 Toll Road.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest and most influential business organisation in the logistics sector, has expressed concern over Midlands Expressway Limited’s decision to increase tolls, citing…

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Reducing CO2 Emissions To Zero – ICS Publishes New Insight Into The ‘Paris Agreement For Shipping’.
July 4, 2018
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Reducing CO2 Emissions To Zero – ICS Publishes New Insight Into The ‘Paris Agreement For Shipping’.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a new publication to endorse the recent adoption by the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) of its ambitious strategy for…

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Gothenburg Port Authority Extends And Renews Port Tariff Discounts For Environmentally Friendly Vessels.
July 4, 2018
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Gothenburg Port Authority Extends And Renews Port Tariff Discounts For Environmentally Friendly Vessels.

In 2015, the Port of Gothenburg introduced an environmental discount on the port tariff in an effort to increase the number of calls by ships running on liquefied…

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Big Hitters To Debate Ocean Sustainability During Portugal Shipping Week.
July 4, 2018
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Big Hitters To Debate Ocean Sustainability During Portugal Shipping Week.

The inaugural Portugal Shipping Week has attracted some big hitters to discuss shipping’s role in saving the world’s oceans. Debating the topic of “Our Ocean, Our Common Future”…

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Kalmar and Yara to develop world’s first fully-digitalized and zero emission cargo solution for Yara Birkeland.
May 25, 2018
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Kalmar and Yara to develop world’s first fully-digitalized and zero emission cargo solution for Yara Birkeland.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Yara have entered into an agreement in which Kalmar will deliver fully autonomous equipment, software and services for a unique, fully digitalised container…

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Batteries and trucks go after the e-bus success story reports IDTechEx Research.
May 18, 2018
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Batteries and trucks go after the e-bus success story reports IDTechEx Research.

n a recent press release, Volvo Trucks has unveiled its first all-electric truck for commercial use – the Volvo FL Electric. This piece of news is but the first…

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