European city halls spent 2025 redrawing the rulebook for urban freight. The biggest shift came on 1 January, when a wave of zero-emission delivery zones began phasing in across the Netherlands, creating large areas where only battery-electric or hydrogen vans and trucks can enter for deliveries. The new access rules land amid still-modest electrification of […]
Since 1 January 2025, every heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) that emits no tail-pipe CO₂—whether battery-electric, hydrogen fuel-cell or certified hydrogen combustion—can clock up motorway kilometres in Germany without paying a cent in LKW-Maut. The waiver covers vehicles whose technically permissible maximum laden mass (TPMLM) exceeds 4.25 t and runs until 31 December 2025. Vehicles at or […]
A strategic pivot from asphalt to rails Amazon’s European logistics arm has spent the past three years quietly rewiring its middle-mile network around trains and short-sea feeders. Company planners say the e-commerce giant now runs just over 500 rail- and short-sea lanes on the continent – twice as many as in 2022 – and intends […]
In 2025, the European Union locked several pieces of legislation and funding in place that, taken together, give practical effect to the long-discussed idea of “green freight corridors” linking seaports with inland logistics hubs. Because the measures are now law or backed by published financing decisions, they provide a verified framework that transport operators can […]
As the Earth’s population continues to grow and trade volumes increase, shipping companies are faced with pressure to adopt sustainability practices and minimize their environmental impact. European freight forwarders and IFA members, in particular, have an important role to play in a variety of initiatives aimed at promoting sustainability in their operations. Prominent examples are […]
Only 35 percent of the major carriers are set to achieve net zero emissions or have committed to the targets of 50 percent set by the International Maritime Organization. A new study by the Center for Zero Carbon Shipping looks at the actions and ambitions of the biggest carriers by capacity in car/RORO, container, bulk, […]
Solar energy technologies have been in a constant state of growth and innovation during the last years. At the same time, businesses face multiple challenges such as unpredictability, cost of investment and fabrication costs, and storage efficiency. Services for Solar Energy Businesses To help industry partners to achieve optimal results, we offer specialized logistics […]
The global aspiration for lowering the environmental pollution is crucial for establishing and maintaining a healthy and friendly environment. The international freight forwarders are contributing to his cause by using third party suppliers for their services. The pollution resulting from each and every delivery made is mainly due to the fuel which is consumed […]
The principles of green technologies and the care for minimizing the pollution of the environment is a leading one in all industries and business sectors, and its impact will be growing in the future too. The European network for transportation has joined this movement for minimizing the emission of harmful gases from fuel combustion as […]
The global quest for green logistics is a main rule of the activities of the European logistics network. The activities of the freight forwarders include various methods for the reduction of the environmental pollution, which contribute for lower carbon dioxide emissions. This is how IFA contributes to the striving for green freight forwarding services at […]
Green logistics is part of the global effort for the reduction of human activity on the environment. The member companies of the European logistics network are active participants in activities for the reduction of waste which pollute the environment surrounding us. Another area in which the European network for logistics services has achieved success is […]
The greenhouse gas emitted daily is one of the problems associated with the environmental pollution. Reducing the amount of harmful gas emissions can be achieved by limiting the use of our personal cars, and choosing to use the public transportation or to practice carpooling instead. But also, the industry and the services including logistics can […]
The environment is polluted by the activities of a number of different companies. The gases emitted during the transportation and forwarding of goods also contribute to the pollution. The “Green” companies The green companies, including member companies in the Association for forwarders throughout Europe take extra precautions to lower the pollution of the environment resulting […]