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.
by blaettler_redaktion | Feb 9, 2023 | Sites
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.
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by blaettler_redaktion | Aug 26, 2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation
The Committee for Transport and Telecommunications of the Council of States (KVF‑S) has concluded its deliberations on the total revision of the Goods Transport Act (GüTG). Like the Federal Council, it wants to improve the framework...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Apr 13, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Politics
The Federal Council’s “Modal shift report July 2019 – June 2021” presents the development of transalpine freight traffic and environmental pollution on the transalpine transit axes. It then examines the status of implementation of the modal...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Dec 22, 2022 | Financing, Innovation, Politics
The Federal Council’s report on the «Future orientation of rail freight transport in the area» was sent out for consultation. In it, the economic viability of single wagonload transport is presented as impossible without any evidence. As...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Aug 22, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Sustainability
Should an electricity shortage actually occur in Switzerland due to the geopolitical crisis and supply bottlenecks, it is essential that freight transport customers can continue to be served. This means that the transport companies must clarify their energy needs in...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Feb 12, 2024 | Network
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by blaettler_redaktion | Jul 14, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Sustainability
Freight transport plays a crucial role for the national economy as it enables the exchange of goods and services. In view of the challenges such as limited road capacity and climate change, the shift of freight transport to rail is becoming...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 13, 2022
Membership Since 1912 we’ve devoted ourselves to the rail freight system. We know what we’re talking about – and we know what we’re doing. A lot has changed since our foundation. But our goals have remained the same: we’re still committed to free-market...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Oct 26, 2023 | Operations, Politics
That’s what it’s all about: Silence is a precious commodity in densely populated and industrialised areas Federal government has issued regulations on noise abatement FOEN mandated to review existing regulations The Confederation has...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 8, 2021 | Events, Interoperability, Politics
Exactly 25 years after the signing of the “Treaty of Lugano”, the German railway station in the Swiss border metropolis of Basel took stock. For the VAP, in addition to the expansion of the line on the right bank of the Rhine, that of the line on the...
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