Global Scans · Transport · Weekly Summary

• [New] If all 69 reforms and ten investments across key areas like energy, transport or business environment are fully implemented, Ukraine's GDP could substantially increase over the coming years. European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiati
• [New] ENGIE With the mosaHYc project, ENGIE has reached the first milestone in its goal of building 700 km of hydrogen transport networks in Europe by 2030. Electric Energy Online
• [New] The abrupt shortage of UA solution led to severe disruptions across commercial transport and industries in South Korea, prompting extraordinary measures such as dispatching a military oil tanker to Australia to airlift thousands of liters of UA solution. IndraStra Global
• [New] Transport Canada will continue to engage national stakeholders on key issues related to automated vehicles and connected vehicles, with a view to supporting the development of new regulations that accommodate automated vehicles and connected vehicles. Transport Canada
• [New] Czech intelligence services have warned of a rise in cyberattacks in the energy and transport sectors, a trend confirmed by electronic warfare actions orchestrated from the Russian city of Kaliningrad. Army Recognition
• [New] Geopolitical factors have posed risks to the logistics sector, leading to disruptions in distribution, transportation, and capacity. New SCMR
• [New] As ITDP research has found, compact and mixed-use planning coupled with transport electrification is the only way to substantially reduce transport emissions by 2050 while also providing significant cost savings for everyday Americans that will improve overall quality-of-life overall. Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
• [New] Designing and creating infrastructure that prioritizes compact, mixed-use planning and electric transport will help ensure that India meets its climate commitments, produces significant economic savings, increases road safety, lowers congestion, and enhances quality-of-life. Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
• [New] A 10% increase in remote workers could lead to a 10% drop in carbon emissions from the transportation sector, or nearly 200 million tons of carbon dioxide a year across the U.S., thanks to fewer car trips. phys.org
• [New] Despite being a coastal city with an extensive network of waterways that has huge potential for water transportation and remained underused over the years, the state just like the other 35 states and Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, depends largely on road transport to commute. Businessday NG
• [New] New Mexico passed rules last year to boost the number of EVs on its roads, and requires utilities to submit transportation electrification plans every three years that support its goals. Smart Cities Dive
• [New] Public investment into collaborative research initiatives (e.g. Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking within Horizon Europe) is key for the delivery of new technologies / solutions that will contribute significantly to the attractiveness and competitiveness of rail transport. UIC Communications
• [New] Strategic locations along Mexico's borders could become hubs for clean hydrogen production, attracting electrolysis, storage, and transportation businesses. Vista Projects
• [New] The transport sector aims to gradually limit and stop the production, assembly and import of cars and motorbikes using fossil fuels by 2040. VietnamPlus
• [New] Hanoi - Vietnam aims to bring net greenhouse gas emission s to zero by 2050, so ideally all means of transport will use green energy. VietnamPlus
• [New] India aims to increase the share of rail in freight transport to 45% by 2030 and targets a 30% share of electric light-duty vehicle sales by 2030. Drishti IAS
• [New] Over the next four decades, the global transportation sector will face unprecedented challenges related to demographics, urbanization, pressure to minimize and dislocate emissions outside urban centers, congestion of aging transport infrastructure and growth in fuel demand. World Energy Council
• [New] Much of the London network will grind to a halt, with Transport for London (TfL) warning passengers to expect severe disruption. The Big Issue
• [New] Shutting down the port of Baltimore is going to have a major impact on the transportation of energy out of the United States. The Guardian
• [New] VEENDAM, Netherlands - A 420-meter white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight. ABC News

Last updated: 19 April 2024