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With motion 22.3008, Parliament wants to amend the Federal Act on Swiss Federal Railways (SBBG) and grant SBB financial aid of CHF 1.2 billion to compensate for pandemic-related revenue shortfalls in long-distance transport and to relieve the...
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Innovation in rail transport: DAC as a pioneer
In step with Europe and with substantial à fonds perdu financing, the migration to DAK will succeed. We at the VAP are joining forces with the BAV, VöV, partner companies and coordinated with European institutions to develop the project for the...
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Subsidising wagonload traffic: preventing distortion of competition and discrimination
17.02.2023 | Competition in rail freight transport, Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Operations, PoliticsTags: Automation, Confederation, DAC, Digitisation, Wagonload traffic
We comment on the Federal Council’s consultation draft “Further development of the framework conditions for Swiss freight transport”. We critically assess the proposals from the point of view of freight rail customers and demonstrate the...
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«An excellent neutral negotiation partner»
The Vetropack Group is a listed and family-run glass packaging manufacturer in Switzerland. We at the VAP accompanied Vetropack during the negotiations on the new siding contract and the renewal of the sidings. We talk about this cooperation and the future of rail freight transport with Philippe Clerc, Head of the Vetropack site in St-Prex.
The Vetropack Group is a listed and family-run glass packaging manufacturer in Switzerland. We at the VAP accompanied Vetropack during the negotiations on the new siding contract and the renewal of the sidings. We talk about this cooperation and the future of rail freight transport with Philippe Clerc, Head of the Vetropack site in St-Prex.
Switzerland risks isolation in international rail traffic
From 2024, Switzerland will lose access to the EU platform for harmonised approval procedures for new rolling stock. This is tantamount to a further step towards isolation in international rail transport. Unless European-Helvetic relations...
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