Transport, Logistics and Shipping Newsletter - October 2024

International legislation

• Spain still has not transposed the Emissions Trading System Directive
• Forthcoming entry into force of the ship recycling convention
• End of liner shipping consortia block exemption
• The European Maritime Single Window will facilitate the speeding-up of maritime transport processes and procedures
• Commencement of the application of the eFTI Regulation which digitalizes freight transport in the EU

Domestic legislation

• Creation of the Independent Public Authority for the technical investigation of railway, maritime and civil aviation accidents and incidents
• A new update of the legislation governing drones/UAS is approved in Spain
• Changes to obtain extensions of port concessions
• Amendment of the Overland Transport Regulations (ROTT): private hire vehicles registered abroad are allowed
• Madrid approves new legal rules on private hire vehicles

Draft legislation

• The draft to amend the Directive on ship-source pollution moves ahead
• The government approves the Bill amending the Revised State Ports and Merchant Shipping Law and the Maritime Shipping Law 
• Public consultation period on the bill for a royal decree amending certain merchant shipping rules
• The Sustainable Mobility Bill still has not been approved

Judgments and decisions

• The Constitutional Court releases private hire vehicles in the Balearic Islands from the need for 30-minute pre-bookings
• The Constitutional Court validates the rules on private hire vehicles in Andalucía
• European and Spanish judges rule on judicial powers and the bill of lading
• The Supreme Court recognizes a bidder’s legitimate right to challenge a port tender process
• The Valencia Appellate Court clarifies the interest applicable to marine insurance
• A member state can impose tax on vehicles only if their normal use is in that country 

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