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Concerns expressed to MEPs over Rail Recast Package
11-05-2012 -
ESC Maritime Transport Council Chairman loses his last fight
10-05-2012 -
32 billion Euro for transport
25-04-2012 -
ESC appoints a new Secretary General
20-04-2012 -
Green Freight Europe gets European Commission approval
29-03-2012 -
ESC reactions to the FMC’s Study of the 2008 Repeal of the Liner Conference exemption from EU Competition Law
22-02-2012 -
The continuing threat to shipping and cargo from acts of piracy
09-02-2012 -
ESC mourns the loss of Rail Freight Council Chairman following tragic accident
10-01-2012 -
European Initiative for a new CO2-monitoring programme gathers momentum
12-12-2011 -
ESC comments on agreement between MSC & CMA CGM
06-12-2011 -
ESC's Customers' Charter goes Green to address Sustainable Shipping
30-09-2011 -
ESC welcomes Time-definite services launched by Maersk Line
15-09-2011 -
ESC welcomes agreement in IMO but opposed to fuel levies on GHG emissions in shipping
20-07-2011 -
Postpone new low sulphur fuel regulation or risk major shift to road freight, warns ESC
15-07-2011 -
Ringing in the changes: European Shippers’ Council supports drive for new business models
08-06-2011 -
EMS Forum welcomes announcement Dutch government to allow EMS vehicles
20-05-2011 -
Shippers largely welcome Commission’s ambitious Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area
28-03-2011 -
ESC elects new Chairman
24-03-2011 -
Shippers warn: Piracy is not a local issue but a global concern for all
25-02-2011 -
ESC urges shippers to take a more proactive role in air freight
11-02-2011 -
ESC opens debate on the "grey box" concept
22-11-2010 -
How to deliver sustainable business models for future rail freight services
12-11-2010 -
ESC welcomes Commission decision on Air Price Fixing Cartel
10-11-2010 -
ESC warns knee-jerk reactions from air cargo security regulators could be counter-productive
05-11-2010 -
European single wagon-load rail freight service threatens to implode on itself and shippers
24-10-2010 -
European Council agreement will not sustain the ‘greening of transport’
18-10-2010 -
ESC welcomes proposals to eliminate anti-trust immunity for carriers in the US
27-09-2010 -
ESC welcomes Recast First Railway Package
17-09-2010 -
LOGSEC project launched to improve understanding of logistics and supply chain security
23-04-2010
News
EMS Forum welcomes announcement Dutch government to allow EMS vehicles
- Friday, 20 May 2011
The EMS Forum has welcomed the announcement by the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz Van Haegen to allow trucks up to 25 meters long and 60 tonnes in weight to operate across the Dutch road network.
This decision confirms that the EMS is already providing very real, viable and vital logistics solutions and reducing the environmental impact of moving the same freight by alternative viable methods and systems. The Netherlands now follows suit with Sweden and Finland, which have already allowed these innovative vehicles on their roads.
After two positive trial phases, the Dutch governments started in 2007 an experience phase with longer and heavier vehicles in the Netherlands. The result of this last experience phase have been positive in terms of the reduction of road transport kilometres and road safety which has led to the decision to introduce the permission to use EMS trucks into regular national legislation
With this the Dutch Minister calls on the European Commission and other Member States to review their position on EMS in order to allow the cross-border transport of EMS vehicles.
The EMS allows operators to use long combinations when feasible and short combinations when required. They already operate under certain circumstances and conditions, in several Member States and they offer industry a much needed efficiency and a greener alternative to many other current logistics solutions.
The Organisations saying yes to EMS represent shippers, freight forwarders, transport operators and vehicle manufacturers that are convinced that the modular concept is the right response from the road sector in order to decouple transport from its negative impact on the environment and to improve transport and logistics efficiency. An overview of these supporting organizations and companies can be found at the EMS website.
How to become a member
People involved directly or indirectly in the movement of freight and the procurement of freight transport and logistics services must keep up with new proposals that could affect their business and stay ahead of developments.
The European Shippers’ Council represents the freight transport interests of some 100,000 companies.