1. The facts on Europe’s modal split

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    We’ve been looking at data compiled by Eurostat and the European Environment Agency on energy, transport and environment in the EU, published in their very useful but not so pocket-sized  ‘multi thematic pocketbook.’  The book provides an overview of the most relevant statistical indicators in these areas, with particular focus...
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  2. A bit of fun: Santa’s Supply Chain

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    The upcoming holidays are putting everyone in a festive mood, including Richard Howells, who is Senior Director of Marketing at SAP, one of the AEL’s 13 members. In a recent post on Forbes, Richard lamented the fact that the world’s greatest supply chain goes unnoticed – even by rankings such...
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  3. RFID technology creates ‘intelligent freight’

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    Transport and logistics impacts a wide spectrum of industries. Commerce fails when you do not move goods from point to point in the supply chain or move people around the world. The demand to transport assets faster, better, cheaper and ultimately safer, is greater today than ever before. As the...
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  4. An integrated Industrial Policy for competitiveness and sustainability

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    Europe needs industry and industry needs Europe. The Single Market, with 500 million consumers, 220 million workers and 20 million entrepreneurs, is a key instrument in achieving a competitive industrial Europe. One out of four jobs in the private sector in the European Union is in the manufacturing sector, and...
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  5. TEN-T: From a patchwork to a network

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    The European Commission today presented its proposal for updated TEN-T guidelines to fully develop the European core infrastructure network. The complete proposal can be downloaded here, and additional information is available on the website of DG MOVE, here. What does a European core network look like? In the words of...
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  6. Supplying the skies – Logistics for the aviation sector

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    An Airbus A380 jumbo aircraft is approximately 73 meters long, compared to just 42 meters for a regular Boeing 737. And on average, the A380 requires some 3,600 liters of paint in order to be completed. Judging by the numbers, one can imagine that the logistics involved in producing and...
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  7. What happened at the European Logistics Summit?

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    October 12th saw the 4th European Logistics Summit in Brussels under the patronage of the Polish Presidency to the EU and we are happy to report back from a successful event with informative discussions. For those who could not make it – a short outline of the day’s discussion below....
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