US EditionEuropean Commission Issues Guidance on Joint Purchasing and Technical Specifications of Port Electric Equipment
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In official discussions about the electrification of transport, one increasingly hears statements along the lines of: electric models are ready, waiting for any job, and all that's left is to buy them. Something like this was said during the spring visit of the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism to MAN headquarters (described here). However, a quick glance at European roads is enough to realize that these statements are …
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Industrial NewsEuropean Commission issues guidance on joint purchasing and technical specifications of port electric equipment
The European Commission has issued informal guidance on the compatibility with EU competition rules of a sustainability agreement for the joint purchasing and the setting of technical specifications for electric container-handling equipment used in ports. According to the organization, this would accelerate the shift from diesel to electric equipment in EU ports, contributing to reducing CO2 emissions. The envisaged agreement aims at reducing th…
EU port operators can share costly electric container handling equipment - The Loadstar
European terminal operators appear to have been given the green light by EU competition regulators to jointly purchase, with their competitors, emission-free container handling equipment. According to EC competition body DG Comp, Maersk-owned APM Terminals had written to the authority late last year seeking informal guidance on whether “an agreement with other port terminal operators for the joint purchasing and the joint setting of minimum tech…
Commission provides guidance on sustainability agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in European ports
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has issued informal guidance on the compatibility with EU competition rules of a sustainability agreement for the joint purchasing and the setting of technical specifications for electric container-handling equipment used in ports. This would accelerate the shift from diesel to electric equipment in EU ports, contributing to red…
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