Austria and Germany will introduce CO2 taxes
Germany and Austria plan to charge shippers new tolls based on how much CO2 their trucks emit. Austria and Germany will introduce CO2 taxes. The two countries will be the first to implement the EU directive, which says heavy goods vehicles should be classified into five classes according to their...
SOPSA enters on the Romanian market
Sopsa signs with ELI Parks to lease 6,400 sqm of industrial and office space in Romania. SOPSA enters on the Romanian market. Established in 1992 and with production facilities in the north of Portugal and now in Romania, Sopsa has a solid experience in the field of waste management solutions,...
New chapter for the alliance between Renault Group and Nissan
It is announced a new chapter for the alliance between Renault Group and Nissan. According to the press release from the Renault Group website the New Alliance Agreement between Renault Group and Nissan entered into force. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance was founded in 1999 and it is the world’s leading automotive...
Europe’s first electric vehicle factory to be built in Hungary
According to Reuters, the first BYD electric vehicle factory in Europe will be built in Hungary and the official announcement will come later this year. Chinese company BYD was founded in 1995. BYD is a leading technology company devoted to leveraging innovations for a better life. With more than 27 years of...
World Bank: Average oil price to average $90 per barrel this year
The World Bank (WB) announces that global oil prices are likely to average $90 per barrel. This will occur in the fourth quarter of 2023. It is also likely to fall to an average of $81 per barrel in 2024. In the latest "Commodity Markets Outlook" report, the price of...
The future of the transport industry: Air Taxis
EHang has received certification for the first EH216-S autonomous vehicle for passenger transport in the form of air taxis. Regulatory authorities have issued the first certificate of its kind in China to encourage and stimulate the development of urban air mobility. EHang is the world’s leading urban air mobility (“UAM”)...
Volkswagen cuts profit outlook in third quarter of 2023
The Volkswagen brand is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world, but in the third quarter of this year, the company lowered its profit margin forecast based on difficulties in the supply of raw materials. Like many other industrial firms, carmakers hedge against commodity price swings, potentially causing...
Top 10: The busiest container ports in Europe
There are several important container ports in Europe, which are key points for the global supply chain industry. This sector is increasingly developing in the majority of European ports in the latest years, enhancing the competitiveness between neighboring hubs. The busiest container ports in Europe in 2022 The port of...
Eaton’s Arad factory uses four MiR autonomous mobile robots
Eaton has deployed four autonomous mobile robots (AMR) from Danish manufacturer Mobile Industrial Robots at its Arad factory to optimize intralogistics processes by saving time and focusing employees on less physically demanding but more rewarding and valuable tasks. The four robots are from the MiR500 and MiR200 series, and Eaton...
Are electric vehicles the best option for the courier industry?
The imposing switch from using fossil fuels to using electricity to power vehicles is a necessary change, but it’s a change which will impact many industries, including couriering. The courier industry is now considering electric alternatives as a way to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to measures for tackling climate change....
