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SBB Cargo Magazine: VAP President Josef Dittli in conversation

SBB Cargo Magazine: VAP President Josef Dittli in conversation

27.04.2021 | Competition in rail freight transportTags: , , , ,

by | Apr 27, 2021 | Competition in rail freight transport

Dési­rée Baer, CEO of SBB Cargo, and Josef Ditt­li, Mem­ber of the Coun­cil of Sta­tes and Pre­si­dent of the VAP Swiss Rail Ship­pers Asso­cia­ti­on, talk about the future of Swiss rail freight. They agree that digi­ta­li­sa­ti­on and auto­ma­ti­on should...
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Noise reduction and automation make rail more attractive

Noise reduction and automation make rail more attractive

16.04.2021 | Events, Member, Operations, SustainabilityTags: , ,

by | Apr 16, 2021 | Events, Member, Operations, Sustainability

A con­si­derable poten­ti­al for more sus­taina­bi­li­ty in rail freight trans­port lies in noise aba­te­ment. Noise must be fur­ther redu­ced so that an incre­a­se in rail freight trans­port can be rea­li­sed without signi­fi­cant incre­a­ses in noise. This will then...
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Swiss Wagonload Transport Interest Group – for a start

Swiss Wagonload Transport Interest Group – for a start

08.04.2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, PoliticsTags: ,

by | Apr 8, 2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, Politics

In 2018, the VAP, tog­e­ther with SBB Cargo and the Asso­cia­ti­on of Public Trans­port (VöV/UTP), foun­ded the Swiss Wagon­load Trans­port Inte­rest Group – IG WLV Schweiz for short. This blog post kicks off a series of posts that pro­vi­de ans­wers to such and...
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