Sustainable development is one of the buzzwords at this year's IAA exhibition. <a href="https://www.trans.info/pl/goodyear-sprawdzil-cisnienie-w-oponach-pojazdow-ciezarowych-294447" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The US tyre manufacturer Goodyear</a> echoed this with its presentation of a truck tyre composed of 63% renewable materials.

Goodyear unveils tyre made from 63% renewable materials

The European Parliament voted on the three main drafts of the Fit for 55 package yesterday. The bill, which has been called the largest climate change bill ever, includes the transport sector in the<a href="https://trans.info/en/road-freight-sector-urges-envi-to-include-in-emission-trading-system-286703"> Emissions Trading System</a> 2 (ETS2).

EU decides to include transport sector in Emissions Trading System

The courier and express parcel market will grow by 10.4% in 2021 compared to 2020 - that's the conclusion of the “Global Express and Small Parcels 2021" report by analysts at Transport Intelligence (TI). 

Global courier market growth in 2021 to reach 10%

According to Eurostat data, around one fifth of the road transportations performed in the European Union last year were empty runs.

Eurostata data shows 1 in 5 EU road transportations were empty runs

The current shipping fleet leader, Maersk, is feeling the breath of MSC behind its neck, according to the latest data from the consulting company Alphaliner. The competitors are only one container ship apart.

Data suggests a change in shipping fleet leader may be just around the corner

The European Commission has announced a plan labelled ‘Global Gateway' to strengthen trade relations with partners around the world. The project will be worth EUR 300 billion and is aimed at offering an alternative to the Chinese New Silk Road.

EU’s €300 billion ‘Global Gateway’ project seen as alternative to the New Silk Road

The global freight forwarding market will grow by 12% in the last 6 months of 2021 - slightly slowing down after a boom in H1, <a href="https://www.ti-insight.com/whitepapers/ocean-freight-rate-tracker-q4-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to a recent report</a> by Transport Intelligence. However, most regions will still not return to their pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year.

TI report: global freight forwarding market to grow 12% in H2 2021

In 2021, the value of the European road transport market is expected to increase by 8.6% compared to 2020 and even exceed pre-pandemic levels by 2.2%. That's according to a report prepared by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/transport-intelligence_roadfreight-supply-demand-activity-6866283898041630720-I8wI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysts from Transport Intelligence (TI)</a>.

European road transport market to grow beyond pre-pandemic levels this year

Trans.INFO Metrix data shows  EU-UK freight supply down, rates up

In the week of September 30th, the Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) yet again remained at the previous week’s level. The previous week was the first time this has happened in over five months, as for the previous 22 weeks the index has been on a steady rise. Does this signal a halt in price hikes?

Michał Pakulniewicz