Nine Member States and the European Commission signed (when ?) a declaration launching the Clean Transport Corridor Initiative, aiming to accelerate the deployment of recharging and refuelling infrastructure for zero-emission trucks along the TEN-T network. This complements the binding targets of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR).
For ports and terminal operators, the initiative is highly relevant. The transition to zero-emission freight requires not only infrastructure along motorways but also sufficient grid capacity, recharging points, and energy supply within and around port areas. Ports are natural stakeholders in cross-border collaboration, technical standardisation, and public–private partnerships.
FEPORT welcomes the ambition to accelerate the roll-out of clean transport corridors and recalls that ports must be fully included in planning and funding discussions to avoid bottlenecks and ensure efficient integration of zero-emission freight.
