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Bilaterals III: Switzerland must be involved in the future of rail freight transport

Bilaterals III: Switzerland must be involved in the future of rail freight transport

The Fede­ral Coun­cil has given the go-ahead for the Bila­te­ral Agree­ments III­wi­th the defi­ni­ti­ve nego­tia­ting man­da­te. Nego­tia­ti­ons on the so-cal­led Bila­te­rals III began on 18 March 2024. We at the VAP sup­port the efforts of the man­da­te in the area...
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Stability as an indispensable basis for international transport cooperation

Stability as an indispensable basis for international transport cooperation

Once again, the sta­tus quo was saved in the Joint Com­mit­tee on the Land Trans­port Agree­ment, despi­te the gloo­my out­look. In 2024, the EU will once again grant Switz­er­land limi­t­ed access to the ERA data plat­form OSS for one year. How long does...
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Marco Rosso: «Collaborative innovation can contribute to the quality of life and function profitably at the same time.»

Marco Rosso: «Collaborative innovation can contribute to the quality of life and function profitably at the same time.»

Marco Rosso is Chair­man of the Board of Direc­tors of Cargo sous ter­rain AG (CST). In an inter­view with the VAP, he talks about inter­ope­ra­bi­li­ty, non-dis­cri­mi­na­ti­on on the last mile and the logi­stics of the future. And about how col­la­bo­ra­ti­ve...
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REVISION OF THE RAILWAY ACT: FULL EFFECT MAY NOT MATERIALISE

REVISION OF THE RAILWAY ACT: FULL EFFECT MAY NOT MATERIALISE

On 12 Sep­tem­ber 2023, the Natio­nal Coun­cil appro­ved the revi­si­on of the Rail­ways Act (EBG), fol­lo­wing its unani­mous appr­oval by the Coun­cil of Sta­tes in the 2023 sum­mer ses­si­on. Howe­ver, the revi­si­on of the Rail­ways Act can­not be fully...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#4): Safety-critical components of freight wagons

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#4): Safety-critical components of freight wagons

The publicly published infor­ma­ti­on on the freight train derailm­ent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel indi­ca­tes a bro­ken wheel on the derai­led train. Over­loa­ding or mate­ri­al defects are under con­side­ra­ti­on as pos­si­ble cau­ses of the fail­ure. What...
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Driving service regulations: Please simplify and harmonise internationally

Driving service regulations: Please simplify and harmonise internationally

The Fede­ral Office of Trans­port (FOT) is fur­ther deve­lo­ping the Swiss Dri­ving Ser­vice Regu­la­ti­ons (FDV2024) as part of the 2024 amend­ment cycle. Sys­te­ma­tic chan­ges are cen­tral. Here is a state­ment from the per­spec­ti­ve of the ship­ping industry....
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