Transport

Most goods transported by sea within the EU in 2023

Most goods transported by sea within the EU in 2023

In 2023, roughly two-thirds (67.4%) of all freight transported within the EU territory was by sea when considering the amount of goods and the travel distance (tonne-kilometres). Road freight transport accounted for 25.3% of all ...

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EU high-speed rail lines grew to 8 556 km in 2023

EU high-speed rail lines grew to 8 556 km in 2023

In 2023, the EU railway network had 200 947 km of railway lines, with the highest densities being found in and around main cities and other population hubs. The highest railway network density was registered in Czechia, with 123.2 ...

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2.2 million vessels entered the main EU ports in 2023

2.2 million vessels entered the main EU ports in 2023

In 2023, the number of vessels handling freight or embarking and disembarking passengers in the main EU ports was estimated to be 2.2 million, an increase of 1.5% from the previous year. Greece had the highest number of port calls with ...

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Commercial flights reach 6.7 million in 2024

Commercial flights reach 6.7 million in 2024

In 2024, 6.7 million commercial flights were recorded in the EU, 5.8% more compared with 2023 (6.3 million). Despite this increase, the number of flights remained below the pre-pandemic levels in 2019 (7.0 million). Non-scheduled ...

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Hybrid & electric cars make up 48% of new registrations

Hybrid & electric cars make up 48% of new registrations

In 2023, 10.7 million new passenger cars were registered in the EU. Among them, the pure petrol cars had the highest share (34.5%), followed by non-plug-in hybrid petrol-electric cars (21.1%), battery-only electric cars (14.5%) and pure ...

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Rail transport fatalities continued to rise in 2023

Rail transport fatalities continued to rise in 2023

In 2023, the number of people killed in railway accidents in the EU rose to 841 deaths, compared with 803 in 2022. 2023 was the second year with an increased number of rail transport fatalities, after a decreasing trend from 2010 to ...

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