Transport ministers of Germany’s 16 federated states have voted not to allow extralong lorries on German roads.
[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]
The 16 said the risks of the lorries – known by various nicknames but increasingly as ‘gigaliners’ – would outweight potential benefits. The decision comes just a month before the Commission begins work on its Freight Logistics Action Plan, which is expected to announce a study to look at the impacts of gigaliners.
This news story is taken from the October 2007 edition of T&E Bulletin.
T&E's assessment of the impact of the IMO's draft Net-Zero Framework
Negotiators in London agreed for the first time on a framework that will require ships to switch away from fossil fuels, but the rules as they stand w...
Constance Dijkstra explains what needs to happen at the ongoing IMO negotiations