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Congestion chaos overshadows volume recovery
In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, in the year 2021 the global container port sector was in recovery mode. At the same time, it is regrettable to note that supply chain disruption was a dominant feature. North America’s major
Dombrovskis speech on “Power and Alliances: The Transatlantic Partnership in a Changing World”
In the course of his Keynote Address at Harvard Law School Event on "Power and Alliances: The Transatlantic Partnership in a Changing World", Executive Dombrovskis stressed the importance of strengthening EU-China trade and engaging with China with pragmatism and without naivety. "We
ASEAN and the EU sign the world’s first bloc-to-bloc Air Transport Agreement
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) and its member states have signed the Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement between the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and the European Union and its
Charter on improving the treatment of drivers
On October 11, 2022, Jordi Espin Vallbona, ESC’s Strategic Relations Manager, took part in an event organised by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) at the European Parliament. He delivered a speech about the Charter “Improving the treatment of drivers
Global Shippers’ Alliance publishes manifesto on minimal service levels in maritime container transport
Bangkok, Thailand, 11th October 2022 The goal of this manifesto is to describe a minimal level of service and fair treatment that shippers can expect in maritime container transport. It works as a benchmark to assess services offered and delivered
DDG Paugman: mix of trade and sustainability to shape the sustainable trade policy of the future
On September 26, 2022, in the context of a speech delivered to the Graduate Institute’s “Geneva Trade Week”, WTO’s Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie emphasised the need to mix classical trade policy and environmental sustainability to shape the sustainable trade policy of
