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Future of rail freight transport in the area

Future of rail freight transport in the area

26.06.2022 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Operations, PoliticsTags: , , , ,

by | Jun 26, 2022 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Politics

Sha­ping rail freight trans­port for the future The Fede­ral Council’s report  Bericht «Future ori­en­ta­ti­on of rail freight trans­port in the area»[1] of March 2022 pro­vi­des a wel­co­me oppor­tu­ni­ty to rethink the Swiss rail freight trans­port sys­tem...
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Freight Transport Forum: the industry stands together for progress in rail freight transport

Freight Transport Forum: the industry stands together for progress in rail freight transport

30.05.2022 | Events, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, InteroperabilityTags: , , , ,

by | May 30, 2022 | Events, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Interoperability

On 3 May 2022, the popular Freight Transport Forum finally took place again after three years. The most important players and representatives from the shipping industry from all over Europe met to refresh their expertise and exchange ideas with colleagues across...
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4th EU railway package: Making the most of the innovation boost

4th EU railway package: Making the most of the innovation boost

28.04.2022 | Innovation, OperationsTags: , , , ,

by | Apr 28, 2022 | Innovation, Operations

Climate protection is at the top of the political agenda in Europe. A high demand for mobility of people and transport of goods has been leading to massive climate-damaging emissions in our intensively industrialised region for a long time. On the way to net zero,...
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Modal shift: In transit on the right track

Modal shift: In transit on the right track

13.04.2022 | Freight Transport Industry, PoliticsTags: , , , ,

by | 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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Industry and media event DAC4EU Demonstrator Train

Industry and media event DAC4EU Demonstrator Train

26.03.2022 | Events, Freight Transport Industry, InnovationTags: , , ,

by | Mar 26, 2022 | Events, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation

On 25 March 2022, the FOT, the SBB, the VAP and the VöV provided information about the test phase and the far-reaching advantages resulting from the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAK). The message was that the DAK lays the foundations for digitisation and thus for a...
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