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Innovation

18.09.2022 |
INNOVATION What innovations are moving rail freight transport? The VAP promotes the automation of rail freight transport and is represented in the project management of the migration of the DAC (digital automatic coupling). Thanks to the DAC, rail freight transport is...
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Data platforms: Better cooperation, more competition

Data platforms: Better cooperation, more competition

In the Year of Rail 2021, we are focu­sing our atten­ti­on on the deve­lo­p­ment of so-cal­led data plat­forms in Ger­ma­ny. A first neu­tral data plat­form for com­bi­ned trans­port is to go live as early as 2022. All play­ers in com­bi­ned trans­port are to be...
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HOMEPAGE

16.09.2020 |
The VAP pro­mo­tes freight trans­port by rail. About us The VAP Asso­cia­ti­on of Ship­pers cam­paigns for mar­ket-ori­en­ted frame­work con­di­ti­ons and an attrac­ti­ve Swiss rail freight sys­tem. Rele­vant topics: Freight indus­try How do we shape the future...
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Operations

20.09.2022 |
OPERATIONS We repre­sent the freight stake­hol­ders and in this chap­ter we focus on the use of infra­struc­tu­re, i.e. trans­port. We advo­ca­te free ope­ra­ti­on on the last mile. In favour of fair com­pe­ti­ti­on, we want to use the strength of all modes of...
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Draft Federal Law on the Underground Transport of Goods

Draft Federal Law on the Underground Transport of Goods

The VAP wel­co­mes the frame­work law on under­ground freight trans­port pre­sen­ted by the Fede­ral Coun­cil. We see an under­ground trans­port sys­tem as a posi­ti­ve addi­ti­on to the exis­ting pos­si­bi­li­ties on water, road and rail. The bill offers a libe­ral,...
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«You won’t go far without courage»

«You won’t go far without courage»

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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Wagonload transport can become competitive

Wagonload transport can become competitive

Forum Freight Trans­port, 7 May 2024. Nati­on­wi­de wagon­load trans­port has a very high mar­ket share in dome­stic trans­port throug­hout Euro­pe. In export and import trans­port, on the other hand, it is decli­ning despi­te long distances. This is due to mar­ket...
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