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The digitalisation of rail freight transport is picking up speed

The digitalisation of rail freight transport is picking up speed

22.10.2024 | Financing, InnovationTags: , , ,

by | Oct 22, 2024 | Financing, Innovation

Poli­ti­ci­ans are adap­ting the frame­work con­di­ti­ons for the migra­ti­on to digi­tal auto­ma­tic cou­pling (DAK) and the tech­no­lo­gy for the future stan­dard is being defi­ned step by step. Switz­er­land is har­mo­ni­s­ing its intro­duc­tion pro­cess with that...
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«I consider the asymmetry of benefits and implementation costs to be the biggest sticking point of the DAK»

«I consider the asymmetry of benefits and implementation costs to be the biggest sticking point of the DAK»

21.10.2024 | Freight Transport Industry, InnovationTags: , , , ,

by | Oct 21, 2024 | Freight Transport Industry, Innovation

The JOSEF MEYER Rail (JMR) Group spe­cia­li­ses in the main­ten­an­ce and repair of freight wagons and has loca­ti­ons in Switz­er­land and abroad. In an inter­view with the VAP, Dr Domi­nik Suter, owner and Chair­man of the Board of Direc­tors, and Ulrich Walt, Group...
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«Modal shift requires determination from the top management team»

«Modal shift requires determination from the top management team»

29.08.2024 | Operations, Sustainability, Vibrant freight railways in SwitzerlandTags: , , , ,

by | Aug 29, 2024 | Operations, Sustainability, Vibrant freight railways in Switzerland

The Coop Group has com­mit­ted its­elf to redu­cing CO2 emis­si­ons. Shif­ting trans­port to rail is a cen­tral com­po­nent of this stra­tegy. In an inter­view with VAP, Dani­el Hin­ter­mann, Head of Logi­stics at the Coop Group, explains how the retail and...
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Now or never: groundbreaking debate on Swiss rail freight transport

Now or never: groundbreaking debate on Swiss rail freight transport

11.07.2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, InnovationTags: , , , ,

by | Jul 11, 2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation

In the spring, the Coun­cil of Sta­tes’ Com­mit­tee for Trans­port and Tele­com­mu­ni­ca­ti­ons (KVF‑S) took up the total revi­si­on of the Goods Trans­port Act (GüTG) and trig­ge­red ground-brea­king dis­cus­sions on Swiss dome­stic goods trans­port in Par­lia­ment....
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Data ecosystems: Industry round table with Federal Councillor Rösti

Data ecosystems: Industry round table with Federal Councillor Rösti

10.07.2024 | Freight Transport Industry, InnovationTags: , , , ,

by | Jul 10, 2024 | Freight Transport Industry, Innovation

On 24 June 2024, Fede­ral Coun­cil­lor Albert Rösti brought tog­e­ther repre­sen­ta­ti­ves from the public sec­tor and the logi­stics indus­try at a round table to dis­cuss the importance of a natio­nal data infra­struc­tu­re for the exch­an­ge of infor­ma­ti­on. We...
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