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Subsidising wagonload traffic: preventing distortion of competition and discrimination

Subsidising wagonload traffic: preventing distortion of competition and discrimination

17.02.2023 | Competition in rail freight transport, Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Operations, PoliticsTags: , , , ,

by | Feb 17, 2023 | Competition in rail freight transport, Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Operations, Politics

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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Outsourcing the last mile and making it non-discriminatory

Outsourcing the last mile and making it non-discriminatory

20.12.2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, SitesTags: , , , ,

by | Dec 20, 2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Sites

Free access to the last mile is cru­cial for freight rail­ways. Cur­r­ent­ly, it is impo­sed by law. In our opi­ni­on, it should be enab­led ins­tead of impo­sed. For this to hap­pen, the last mile would have to be spun off from SBB Cargo and be the respon­si­bi­li­ty...
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«You won’t go far without courage»

«You won’t go far without courage»

21.09.2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport Industry, SustainabilityTags: , , , ,

by | Sep 21, 2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport Industry, Sustainability

Dr Heiko Fischer presides over the International Union of Wagon Keepers UIP. The former VTG boss talks to the VAP about the future of European rail freight transport and the digital transformation of the rail sector. He would like to see more enthusiasm for the latter...
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«We want to be faster and better than the others in the future as well.»

«We want to be faster and better than the others in the future as well.»

22.07.2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport IndustryTags: , , ,

by | Jul 22, 2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport Industry

In June 2022, the takeover of the family business WASCOSA by Swiss Life and Vauban was announced. We wanted to know more about the background to this sale and the vision of WASCOSA from the former owner and future Chairman of the Board of Directors Philipp Müller. Mr...
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TR Trans Rail AG – a multimodal success story

TR Trans Rail AG – a multimodal success story

31.01.2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Operations, Vibrant freight railways in SwitzerlandTags: ,

by | Jan 31, 2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Operations, Vibrant freight railways in Switzerland

We at the VAP are committed to competitive rail freight transport. In the meantime, several private RUs and VAP members operate important transports. We are happy to introduce them and their core competences. Let’s start with TR Trans Rail AG. Between...
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In the interview: Matthias Grieder

In the interview: Matthias Grieder

15.09.2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, SitesTags: , ,

by | Sep 15, 2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, Sites

VAP: Mr Grie­der, what is your col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with the VAP like?Matthias Grie­der: We have regu­lar dealings with Gene­ral Secreta­ry Frank Fur­rer. For examp­le, he is the repre­sen­ta­ti­ve of the Ris­tet-Ber­ger­moos track coope­ra­ti­ve and has repre­sen­ted...
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